Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Come, who could buy them of me?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958)

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading They're round and sound and pretty, And fit for girls of the city."

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come, who could buy them of me?

plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Come, who could buy them of me?

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From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

every day; without missing a day

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

complete and wholehearted fidelity

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

plural of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

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From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

give expression to

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading They're round and sound and pretty, And fit for girls of the city."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They're round and sound and pretty, And fit for girls of the city."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading They're round and sound and pretty, And fit for girls of the city."

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

ten 10s

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

an obligation to pay money to another party

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

-ing form of “inscribe” — carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

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 It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

small in range or scope

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Come, who could buy them of me?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

an account of the author's personal experiences

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

used to form the superlative

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

not any; not one

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

approval to do something

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading They're round and sound and pretty, And fit for girls of the city."

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From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

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From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

past form of “reprint” — print anew

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

require as useful, just, or proper

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

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From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

improved or brought up to date

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading They're round and sound and pretty, And fit for girls of the city."

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

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From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

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From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

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From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

having a handwritten signature

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

the quality of being significant

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading They're round and sound and pretty, And fit for girls of the city."

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

United States sociologist (1840-1910)

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

the failure to develop some part or organ

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

past form of “tender” — offer or present for acceptance

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Come, who could buy them of me?

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From this reading They're round and sound and pretty, And fit for girls of the city."

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

something given or done as an expression of esteem

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

(informal) small and of little importance

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

a formal word for “on”

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

moral weakness

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

during the time that

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

which person or people

From this reading Come, who could buy them of me?

in the company of; together with

From this reading _A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Saevius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir_ _At melius fuerat non scribere, namque tacere Tutum semper erit._ _This edition is limited to nine hundred and twenty numbered copies, of which one hundred copies have been signed by the author._ _Copy Number __893__ JAMES BRANCH CABELL Revised and reprinted, by permission of the Editors, from THE LITERARY REVIEW THE DEDICATION _Laudataque virtus crescit_ "Buttons, a farthing a pair!

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading TO JOHN S. SUMNER (_Agent of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice_) For no short while my indebtedness to you has been such as to require some sort of public acknowledgment, which may now, I think, be tendered most appropriately by inscribing upon the dedication page of this small volume the name to which you are daily adding in significance.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

From this reading It is a tribute, however trivial, which serves at least to express my appreciation of your zeal in re-establishing what seemed to the less optimistic a lost cause.