1874
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From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Each advised me to take a quart; that made half a gallon.
advertisementnounUS /ædˈvɜːrtəzmənt/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
advisedadjectiveUS /ædˈvaɪzd/
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading Each advised me to take a quart; that made half a gallon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I did it, and still live.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
can't
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From this reading Let them try it; if it don't cure, it can't more than kill them.
CometnounUS /ˈkɑːmət/
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
concernsnounUS /kənˈsɜːrnz/
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
consumptiveadjective
tending to consume or use often wastefully
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading Let them try it; if it don't cure, it can't more than kill them.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did it, and still live.
don't
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From this reading Let them try it; if it don't cure, it can't more than kill them.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each advised me to take a quart; that made half a gallon.
EXCURSIONnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
gallonnounUS /ˈɡælən/
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading Each advised me to take a quart; that made half a gallon.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Each advised me to take a quart; that made half a gallon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did it, and still live.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Let them try it; if it don't cure, it can't more than kill them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
inasmuch
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From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
insertingverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɜːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “insert” — put or introduce into something
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did it, and still live.
justifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Let them try it; if it don't cure, it can't more than kill them.
kindestadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndəst/
superlative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
in the recent past
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let them try it; if it don't cure, it can't more than kill them.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I did it, and still live.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Each advised me to take a quart; that made half a gallon.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Each advised me to take a quart; that made half a gallon.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Let them try it; if it don't cure, it can't more than kill them.
motivesnounUS /ˈmoʊtɪvz/
plural of “motive” — the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
patientsnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənts/
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
quartnounUS /kwɔːrt/
a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
From this reading Each advised me to take a quart; that made half a gallon.
reading-columns
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From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
ScareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
not in physical motion
From this reading I did it, and still live.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
carry out
From this reading Each advised me to take a quart; that made half a gallon.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Let them try it; if it don't cure, it can't more than kill them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Each advised me to take a quart; that made half a gallon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Let them try it; if it don't cure, it can't more than kill them.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each advised me to take a quart; that made half a gallon.
treatmentnounUS /ˈtriːtmənt/
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Let them try it; if it don't cure, it can't more than kill them.
variegatedadjectiveUS /ˈverɪɡeɪtɪd/
having a variety of colors
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A CURIOUS PLEASURE EXCURSION --[Published at the time of the "Comet Scare" in the summer of 1874] [We have received the following advertisement, but, inasmuch as it concerns a matter of deep and general interest, we feel fully justified in inserting it in our reading-columns.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Now, with the kindest motives in the world, I offer for the consideration of consumptive patients the variegated course of treatment I have lately gone through.
