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From this reading 180. note.]
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
adherentsnounUS /ædˈhɪrənts/
plural of “adherent” — someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading "The adherents of the church of Rome, I repeat, are not _Catholic_ Christians.
AidsnounUS /eɪdz/
a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
From this reading [Footnote 1: See Aids to Reflection, p.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I answered, that I would not; for I would not tell a lie upon any, much less upon so solemn an occasion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I answered, that I would not; for I would not tell a lie upon any, much less upon so solemn an occasion.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I answered, that I would not; for I would not tell a lie upon any, much less upon so solemn an occasion.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The adherents of the church of Rome, I repeat, are not _Catholic_ Christians.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
CatholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading "The adherents of the church of Rome, I repeat, are not _Catholic_ Christians.
CatholicsnounUS /ˈkæθlɪks/
plural of “catholic” — a member of a Catholic church
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
ChristiansnounUS /ˈkrɪstʃənz/
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading "The adherents of the church of Rome, I repeat, are not _Catholic_ Christians.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "The adherents of the church of Rome, I repeat, are not _Catholic_ Christians.
civility's
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From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
ColeridgenounUS /ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
EDnounUS /ed/
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 1: See Aids to Reflection, p.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
in the recent past
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I answered, that I would not; for I would not tell a lie upon any, much less upon so solemn an occasion.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading I answered, that I would not; for I would not tell a lie upon any, much less upon so solemn an occasion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I answered, that I would not; for I would not tell a lie upon any, much less upon so solemn an occasion.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
a brief written record
From this reading 180. note.]
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading I answered, that I would not; for I would not tell a lie upon any, much less upon so solemn an occasion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The adherents of the church of Rome, I repeat, are not _Catholic_ Christians.
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 [Footnote 1: See Aids to Reflection, p.
a human being
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading [Footnote 1: See Aids to Reflection, p.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading "The adherents of the church of Rome, I repeat, are not _Catholic_ Christians.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading "The adherents of the church of Rome, I repeat, are not _Catholic_ Christians.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [Footnote 1: See Aids to Reflection, p.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I answered, that I would not; for I would not tell a lie upon any, much less upon so solemn an occasion.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading I answered, that I would not; for I would not tell a lie upon any, much less upon so solemn an occasion.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
express in words
From this reading I answered, that I would not; for I would not tell a lie upon any, much less upon so solemn an occasion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I answered, that I would not; for I would not tell a lie upon any, much less upon so solemn an occasion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Footnote 1: See Aids to Reflection, p.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I answered, that I would not; for I would not tell a lie upon any, much less upon so solemn an occasion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I answered, that I would not; for I would not tell a lie upon any, much less upon so solemn an occasion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [Footnote 2: Mr. Coleridge named him, but the name was strange to me, and I have been unable to recover it--ED.] * * * * * A person said to me lately, "But you will, for civility's sake, _call_ them _Catholics_, will you not?"
