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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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the form of “be” used with “I”
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ArtistsnounUS /ˈɑːrtɪsts/
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
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Beaconsfield's
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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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Biggar
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BoxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
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Bradlaugh
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emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
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Caricaturists
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ChaffverbUS /tʃæf/
be silly or tease one another
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plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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ChurchillnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪl/
English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
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CommonsnounUS /ˈkɑːmənz/
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
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an admission of misdeeds or faults
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CONFESSIONSnounUS /kənˈfeʃənz/
plural of “confession” — an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading PARLIAMENTARY CONFESSIONS.
ConservativeadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrvətɪv/
resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
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ContrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
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declare untrue; contradict
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DerbynounUS /ˈdɜːrbi/
a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
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a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
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Despatchverb
send away towards a designated goal
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dinesverbUS /daɪnz/
third-person singular of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
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DisraelinounUS /dɪzˈreɪli/
British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)
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DivisionsnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat
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increase twofold
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Dr
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From this reading Dr. Tanner 2.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
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EncouragedadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
inspired with confidence
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ExtinctionnounUS /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/
no longer active; extinguished
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past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
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free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
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descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
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FicklenessnounUS /ˈfɪkəlnəs/
unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous
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be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
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characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
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Gillis
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GladstonenounUS /ˈɡlædstoʊn/
liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)
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expect, believe, or suppose
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a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
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the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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HistoricaladjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to the study of history
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Holden
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Holl
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a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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Iddesleigh
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IllustrationnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
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ImpressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a single distinct event
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conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
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IsaacnounUS /ˈaɪzək/
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
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JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
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a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
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leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
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immediately past
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terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
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occurring by chance
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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Millaisnoun
Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1829-1896)
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MisprintedverbUS /ˈmɪˈsprɪntəd/
past form of “misprint” — print incorrectly
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MisunderstoodadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd/
wrongly understood
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a form of address for a man
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
O'Connell
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
PARLIAMENTARYadjectiveUS /ˌpɑːrləˈmentəri/
relating to or having the nature of a parliament
From this reading PARLIAMENTARY CONFESSIONS.
ParnellnounUS /ˈpɑːrnəl/
Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891)
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participate in games or sport
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involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
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PortraitsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrəts/
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
PressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
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ProcedurenounUS /prəˈsiːdʒər/
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
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ProphecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
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PucknounUS /pʌk/
a mischievous sprite of English folklore
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accomplished rapidly and without delay
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QuiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
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RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
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Randolph
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ReprimandedverbUS /ˈreprəmændɪd/
past form of “reprimand” — rebuke formally
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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
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Rt
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SandwichnounUS /ˈsændwɪtʃ/
two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
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cut with a saw
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plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
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SeernounUS /siːr/
a person with unusual powers of foresight
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concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
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SignaturenounUS /ˈsɪɡnətʃər/
your name written in your own handwriting
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term of address for a man
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SketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
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SoireenounUS /swɑːˈreɪ/
a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)
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Stafford
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StewartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
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a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
SycamorenounUS /ˈsɪkəmɔːr/
variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
TacticsnounUS /ˈtæktɪks/
the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
TannernounUS /ˈtænər/
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading Dr. Tanner 2.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
TobynounUS /ˈtoʊbi/
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
ToysnounUS /tɔɪz/
plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
unauthenticated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Gladstone and Disraeli--A Contrast--An unauthenticated Incident--Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons--My Serious Sketch--Historical--Mr. Gladstone--His Portraits--What he thought of the Artists--Sir J. E. Millais--Frank Holl--The Despatch Boxes--Impressions--Disraeli--Dan O'Connell--Procedure--American Wit--Toys--Wine--Pressure--Sandwich Soiree--The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."--Walking--Quivering--My Desk--An Interview--Political Caricaturists--Signature in Sycamore--Scenes in the Commons--Joseph Gillis Biggar--My Double--Scenes--Divisions--Puck--Sir R. Temple--Charles Stewart Parnell--A Study--Quick Changes--His Fall--Room 15--The last Time I saw him--Lord Randolph Churchill--His Youth--His Height--His Fickleness--His Hair--His Health--His Fall--Lord Iddesleigh--Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone--Bradlaugh--His Youth--His Parents--His Tactics--His Fight--His Extinction--John Bright--Jacob Bright--Sir Isaac Holden--Lord Derby--A Political Prophecy--A Lucky Guess--My Confession in the _Times_--The Joke that Failed--The Seer--Fair Play--I deny being a Conservative--I am Encouraged--Chaff--Reprimanded--Misprinted--Misunderstood.
