Chapter XXX

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

From this reading A COUNTRY PARISH.

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

(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 Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

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

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

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

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

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

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

possessive form of “bacon” — back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

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

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

brought into existence

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

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

From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

a small house with a single story

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

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

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading A COUNTRY PARISH.

(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

a small wooded hollow

From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

housing that someone is living in

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

plural of “extract” — a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

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

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

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

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

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

From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents

From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

a student in medical school

From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

used to form the superlative

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

a condition requiring relief

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

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From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

a local church community

From this reading A COUNTRY PARISH.

an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

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

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

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

From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

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

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

being of use or service

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

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

From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)

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

From this reading Mr. Bacon's parsonage was as humble a dwelling in all respects as the cottage in which his friend Daniel was born.

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

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

which person or people

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading SOME WHOLESOME EXTRACTS, SOME TRUE ANECDOTES, AND SOME USEFUL HINTS, WHICH WILL NOT BE TAKEN BY THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

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

From this reading A best kitchen was its best room, and in its furniture an Observantine Friar would have seen nothing that he could have condemned as superfluous.

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From this reading _Non è inconveniente, che delle cose delettabili alcune ne sieno utili, cosi come dell' utili molte ne sono delettabili, et in tutte due alcune si truovano honeste._ LEONE MEDICO (HEBREO.)