used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Uncle Samson was a six-bottle man.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
apoplecticadjectiveUS /ˌæpəˈplektɪk/
pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
assertverbUS /əˈsɜːrt/
state categorically
From this reading Port, Sherry, and Madeira were his only tipple--the rest, he would assert, were only fit for finger-glasses!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
brevitynounUS /ˈbrevəti/
the use of brief expressions
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
bulkyadjectiveUS /ˈbʌlki/
of large size for its weight
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
Church-of-England-man
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From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
complexionnounUS /kəmˈplekʃən/
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
customaryadjectiveUS /ˈkʌstəmeri/
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
deeming
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From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
elevationnounUS /ˌeləˈveɪʃən/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
finger-glasses
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From this reading Port, Sherry, and Madeira were his only tipple--the rest, he would assert, were only fit for finger-glasses!
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Port, Sherry, and Madeira were his only tipple--the rest, he would assert, were only fit for finger-glasses!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
intellectnounUS /ˈɪntəlekt/
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
logwoodnounUS /ˈlɑːɡwʊd/
very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
MadeiranounUS /məˈdɪrə/
a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
From this reading Port, Sherry, and Madeira were his only tipple--the rest, he would assert, were only fit for finger-glasses!
MagnumnounUS /ˈmæɡnəm/
a large wine bottle for liquor or wine
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Uncle Samson was a six-bottle man.
the force of workers available
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
Mussulman
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From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
and nothing more
From this reading Port, Sherry, and Madeira were his only tipple--the rest, he would assert, were only fit for finger-glasses!
palatenounUS /ˈpælət/
the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Port, Sherry, and Madeira were his only tipple--the rest, he would assert, were only fit for finger-glasses!
potations
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From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
predilectionnounUS /ˌpredəˈlekʃən/
a predisposition in favor of something
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Port, Sherry, and Madeira were his only tipple--the rest, he would assert, were only fit for finger-glasses!
RhinenounUS /raɪn/
United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
move upward
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
SamsonnounUS /ˈsæmsən/
(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
From this reading Uncle Samson was a six-bottle man.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
SherrynounUS /ˈʃeri/
dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
From this reading Port, Sherry, and Madeira were his only tipple--the rest, he would assert, were only fit for finger-glasses!
six-bottle
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From this reading Uncle Samson was a six-bottle man.
staunchadjectiveUS /stɔːntʃ/
firm and dependable especially in loyalty
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
tipplenounUS /ˈtɪpəl/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading Port, Sherry, and Madeira were his only tipple--the rest, he would assert, were only fit for finger-glasses!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
true-born
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From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Samson was a six-bottle man.
unfitadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪt/
below the required standards for a purpose
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
precisely as stated
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uncle Samson was a six-bottle man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Port, Sherry, and Madeira were his only tipple--the rest, he would assert, were only fit for finger-glasses!
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
winesnounUS /waɪnz/
plural of “wine” — fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
wishy-washyadjective
weak in willpower, courage or vitality
From this reading He laughed to scorn all modern potations of wishy-washy French and Rhine wines--deeming them unfit for the palate of a true-born Englishman.
in the company of; together with
From this reading --He was of a bulky figure, indeed a perfect Magnum among men, with a very apoplectic brevity of neck, and a logwood complexion,--and though a staunch Church-of-England-man, he might have been mistaken, from his predilection for the Port, to be a true Mussulman.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His capacity was certainly great, whatever might be said of his intellect; for I have seen him rise without the least appearance of elevation, after having swallowed the customary half dozen.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Port, Sherry, and Madeira were his only tipple--the rest, he would assert, were only fit for finger-glasses!
