1919
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From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
22
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From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
Abbotsford
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From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
any thing at all
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
completingadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtɪŋ/
acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
From this reading I little thought to have survived the completing of this novel.'
ConferencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnfərənsəz/
plural of “conference” — a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
dialoguenounUS /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/
a conversation between two persons
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
dictatedadjectiveUS /dɪkˈteɪtɪd/
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I little thought to have survived the completing of this novel.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It seemed to me that here I had a text for my sermon.
how
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From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
a single distinct event
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
Ivanhoe
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From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
JACKSONnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
KER
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From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
Laidlaw
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From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
LectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
Liard
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From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I little thought to have survived the completing of this novel.'
LL
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From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
MACLEHOSE
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From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
mangledadjectiveUS /ˈmæŋɡəld/
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to me that here I had a text for my sermon.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading I little thought to have survived the completing of this novel.'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
Odeon
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From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
operanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
PATONnounUS /ˈpætən/
South African writer (1903-1988)
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
recitedverbUS /rəˈsaɪtɪd/
past form of “recite” — recite in elocution
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
Scott'snounUS /skɑːts/
possessive form of “scott” — award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to me that here I had a text for my sermon.
seriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
sermonnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading It seemed to me that here I had a text for my sermon.
term of address for a man
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
SorbonnenounUS /sɔːrˈbɑːn/
a university in Paris; intellectual center of France
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
spasmsnounUS /ˈspæzəmz/
plural of “spasm” — a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
survivedverbUS /sərˈvaɪvd/
past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading I little thought to have survived the completing of this novel.'
textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading It seemed to me that here I had a text for my sermon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to me that here I had a text for my sermon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
in or at that place or location
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I little thought to have survived the completing of this novel.'
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I little thought to have survived the completing of this novel.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
at the time that
From this reading W. P. K. Sir Walter Scott When I was asked to choose a subject for a lecture at the Sorbonne, there came into my mind somehow or other the incident of Scott's visit to Paris when he went to see _Ivanhoe_ at the Odeon, and was amused to think how the story had travelled and made its fortune:-- 'It was an opera, and, of course, the story sadly mangled and the dialogue in great part nonsense.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
WILLIAM
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From this reading A Lecture at the Sorbonne, May 22, 1919, in the series of _Conferences Louis Liard_ WILLIAM PATON KER, LL.D. MACLEHOSE, JACKSON AND CO.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it was strange to hear anything like the words which (then in an agony of pain with spasms in my stomach) I dictated to William Laidlaw at Abbotsford, now recited in a foreign tongue, and for the amusement of a strange people.
