Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

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

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

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

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

eagerly desirous

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

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

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

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

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

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From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

persuaded of; very sure

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

dearly loved

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

command with authority

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

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From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

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From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

third-person singular of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading FASHIONABLE SKETCHES FROM THE LIFE.

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

set up or found

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FASHIONABLE SKETCHES FROM THE LIFE.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

possessive form of “goldsmith” — an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

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

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

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

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

declare invalid

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

a narrow way or road

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

immediately past

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading FASHIONABLE SKETCHES FROM THE LIFE.

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

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

for more time

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

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From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

a woman who is the custodian of children

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

not any; not one

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

term of address for a man

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading FASHIONABLE SKETCHES FROM THE LIFE.

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From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

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

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

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From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

not in physical motion

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

a state of acute pain

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

bring to an end or halt

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

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From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

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

From this reading FASHIONABLE SKETCHES FROM THE LIFE.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

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

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

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From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

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

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

the upper part of anything

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

a source of difficulty

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

make an effort or attempt

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

to no avail

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

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

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

in or at the place that

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

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

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading Next morning, whilst Thaddeus was vainly explaining to the general that he no longer possessed a regiment of horse, which the poor old man wanted him to order out, to try the success of some manoeuvres he had been devising, little Nanny brought in a letter from Slaughter's Coffee-house, where he had noted Lady Tinemouth to direct it to him.[Footnote: This respectable hotel still exists, near the top of St. Martin's Lane.--1845.] He opened it, and found these contents:--

in the company of; together with

From this reading "My dear Sir, "So anxious was I to terminate the affair with Lady Dundas, that I went to her house last night.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I know the world too well not to be convinced of the truth of Dr. Goldsmith's maxim,--'If you be poor, do not seem poor, if you would avoid insult as well as suffering.'

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I affirmed it as a great obligation that you would undertake the trouble to teach her daughters; and I insist that you do not, from any romantic ideas of candor, invalidate what I have said.