Chapter XXIII · _To Mrs Barbara Wilcox, at Philadelphia._

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

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

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From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

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

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

any person at all

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

any thing at all

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

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

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading You ask me to send you my portrait.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

United States singer (1918-1990)

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

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

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

dearly loved

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

the organ of sight

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

your parents

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

for this reason

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

intense and profound fear

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

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

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

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

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

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

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

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

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

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

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

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

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

a public toilet for men

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading You ask me to send you my portrait.

completely unclothed

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

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

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

look furtively

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading You ask me to send you my portrait.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading You ask me to send you my portrait.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

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

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

in or at or to some place

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

characterized by water flying about haphazardly

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

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From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

express in words

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

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

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

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

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

the upper part of anything

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

From this reading It isn’t in my power to do so at present; but if I should be unfortunate enough to kill anybody, or set a dockyard a-fire, or bamboozle the Bank--or, in short, do anything splashy to get a front place in the dock at the Old Bailey--you may then have my portrait at next to nothing.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

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

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

at the time that

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Then, I can tell you, it will be drawn in capital style--at full length, three quarters, half length, and I know not what.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

a late time of life

From this reading I’ve read somewhere, that in what people call the good old times--as times always get worse, what a pretty state the world will be in a thousand years hence!--when there were dead men’s heads on the top of Temple Bar, grinning down, what people call an example, on the folks below, that there used to be fellows with spyglasses; and, at a penny a peep, they showed to the curious all the horror of the aforesaid heads, not to be discovered by the naked eye.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You ask me to send you my portrait.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading DEAR SISTER,--It gave me much pleasure to learn from your letter that yourself, husband, and baby got safe and sound to your present home.