Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

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

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

in the past

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

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From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

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From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

(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 Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

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

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

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

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

expected hopefully

From this reading This has proved to be the case very much less than might have been anticipated.

collection of records especially about an institution

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

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

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

past form of “avail” — use to one's advantage

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

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

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This has proved to be the case very much less than might have been anticipated.

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From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

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From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

an occurrence of something

From this reading This has proved to be the case very much less than might have been anticipated.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

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

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

(American football) a successful forward pass in football

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

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From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

deem to be

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

close interaction

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

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From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

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

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

possessing or existing in bodily form

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

qualified for by right according to law

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

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From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

especially of writing or speech; going before

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

past form of “found” — set up or found

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

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

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

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

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

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

From this reading This has proved to be the case very much less than might have been anticipated.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

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

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

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

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

a message received and understood

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

clear or deep perception of a situation

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

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From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

in the recent past

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading This has proved to be the case very much less than might have been anticipated.

the literary culture

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

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

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

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From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

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From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading This has proved to be the case very much less than might have been anticipated.

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From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

as might be expected

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

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

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

capable of being obtained

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

many times at short intervals

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

above and across; more than

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

established beyond doubt

From this reading This has proved to be the case very much less than might have been anticipated.

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

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From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

plural of “research” — systematic investigation to establish facts

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

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From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

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From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

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From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

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From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

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

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

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From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading This has proved to be the case very much less than might have been anticipated.

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

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

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

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

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

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

impossible to achieve

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

precisely as stated

From this reading This has proved to be the case very much less than might have been anticipated.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, SO OFTEN AND SO LATELY TALKED OVER TOGETHER, IN GRATEFUL AND AFFECTIONATE REGRET.

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

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

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

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

From this reading The publication, by Jacopo Bernardi and Carlo Milanesi, of a number of letters of Alfieri to Sienese friends, has afforded me an insight into Alfieri's character and his relations with the Countess of Albany such as was unattainable to Baron von Reumont and to M. St. Rene Taillandier.

at the time that

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

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

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading In preparing this volume on the Countess of Albany (which I consider as a kind of completion of my previous studies of eighteenth-century Italy), I have availed myself largely of Baron Alfred von Reumont's large work _Die Graefin von Albany_ (published in 1862); and of the monograph, itself partially founded on the foregoing, of M. St. Rene Taillandier, entitled _La Comtesse d'Albany_, published in Paris in 1862.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

a late time of life

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.

but in spite of that

From this reading Baron von Reumont's two volumes, written twenty years ago and when the generation which had come into personal contact with the Countess of Albany had not yet entirely died out; and M. St. Rene Taillandier's volume, which embodied the result of his researches into the archives of the Musee Fabre at Montpellier; might naturally be expected to have exhausted all the information obtainable about the subject of their and my studies.