Chapter VI · p. 126

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

From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

the superior of an abbey of monks

From this reading BIRDS OF PARADISE.—THE ZIZ.—STORY OF THE ABBOT OF ST.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

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

From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

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From this reading SALVADOR DE VILLAR.—HOLY COLETTE'S NONDESCRIPT PET.—THE ANIMALCULAR WORLD.—GIORDANO BRUNO.

a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia

From this reading Au reste, il est certain que ces mysteres ne cachent rien de mauvais._ GOMGAM.

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From this reading _Voilà bien des mysteres, dira-t-on; j'en conviens; aussi le sujet le mérite-t-il bien.

a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works

From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

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From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

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From this reading _Voilà bien des mysteres, dira-t-on; j'en conviens; aussi le sujet le mérite-t-il bien.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading BIRDS OF PARADISE.—THE ZIZ.—STORY OF THE ABBOT OF ST.

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)

From this reading SALVADOR DE VILLAR.—HOLY COLETTE'S NONDESCRIPT PET.—THE ANIMALCULAR WORLD.—GIORDANO BRUNO.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

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From this reading Au reste, il est certain que ces mysteres ne cachent rien de mauvais._ GOMGAM.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Au reste, il est certain que ces mysteres ne cachent rien de mauvais._ GOMGAM.

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From this reading Au reste, il est certain que ces mysteres ne cachent rien de mauvais._ GOMGAM.

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From this reading SALVADOR DE VILLAR.—HOLY COLETTE'S NONDESCRIPT PET.—THE ANIMALCULAR WORLD.—GIORDANO BRUNO.

being joined in close association

From this reading SPECULATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE DOCTOR'S THEORY.—DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES.

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From this reading _Voilà bien des mysteres, dira-t-on; j'en conviens; aussi le sujet le mérite-t-il bien.

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From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading SPECULATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE DOCTOR'S THEORY.—DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES.

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From this reading _Voilà bien des mysteres, dira-t-on; j'en conviens; aussi le sujet le mérite-t-il bien.

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading SPECULATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE DOCTOR'S THEORY.—DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES.

plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something

From this reading SPECULATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE DOCTOR'S THEORY.—DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES.

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

having made preparations

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

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From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

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From this reading SALVADOR DE VILLAR.—HOLY COLETTE'S NONDESCRIPT PET.—THE ANIMALCULAR WORLD.—GIORDANO BRUNO.

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From this reading Au reste, il est certain que ces mysteres ne cachent rien de mauvais._ GOMGAM.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)

From this reading HERBERT.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading SALVADOR DE VILLAR.—HOLY COLETTE'S NONDESCRIPT PET.—THE ANIMALCULAR WORLD.—GIORDANO BRUNO.

the state of being honored

From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

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

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading Au reste, il est certain que ces mysteres ne cachent rien de mauvais._ GOMGAM.

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

From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

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From this reading _Voilà bien des mysteres, dira-t-on; j'en conviens; aussi le sujet le mérite-t-il bien.

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading _Voilà bien des mysteres, dira-t-on; j'en conviens; aussi le sujet le mérite-t-il bien.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

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From this reading Au reste, il est certain que ces mysteres ne cachent rien de mauvais._ GOMGAM.

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

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From this reading _Voilà bien des mysteres, dira-t-on; j'en conviens; aussi le sujet le mérite-t-il bien.

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From this reading _Voilà bien des mysteres, dira-t-on; j'en conviens; aussi le sujet le mérite-t-il bien.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

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 _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression “carry coals to Newcastle” meaning to do something unnecessary)

From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting

From this reading SALVADOR DE VILLAR.—HOLY COLETTE'S NONDESCRIPT PET.—THE ANIMALCULAR WORLD.—GIORDANO BRUNO.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading BIRDS OF PARADISE.—THE ZIZ.—STORY OF THE ABBOT OF ST.

(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

From this reading SALVADOR DE VILLAR.—HOLY COLETTE'S NONDESCRIPT PET.—THE ANIMALCULAR WORLD.—GIORDANO BRUNO.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

past form of “quicken” — move faster

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

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From this reading Au reste, il est certain que ces mysteres ne cachent rien de mauvais._ GOMGAM.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America

From this reading SALVADOR DE VILLAR.—HOLY COLETTE'S NONDESCRIPT PET.—THE ANIMALCULAR WORLD.—GIORDANO BRUNO.

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains

From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium

From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

something of sentimental value

From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

plural of “speculation” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

From this reading SPECULATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE DOCTOR'S THEORY.—DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES.

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From this reading BIRDS OF PARADISE.—THE ZIZ.—STORY OF THE ABBOT OF ST.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading BIRDS OF PARADISE.—THE ZIZ.—STORY OF THE ABBOT OF ST.

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From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

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From this reading _Voilà bien des mysteres, dira-t-on; j'en conviens; aussi le sujet le mérite-t-il bien.

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

From this reading SPECULATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE DOCTOR'S THEORY.—DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES.

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading SPECULATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE DOCTOR'S THEORY.—DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES.

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

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

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From this reading SALVADOR DE VILLAR.—HOLY COLETTE'S NONDESCRIPT PET.—THE ANIMALCULAR WORLD.—GIORDANO BRUNO.

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From this reading _Voilà bien des mysteres, dira-t-on; j'en conviens; aussi le sujet le mérite-t-il bien.

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

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)

From this reading SOMETHING IN HONOUR OF BISHOP WATSON.—CUDWORTH.—JACKSON OF OXFORD AND NEWCASTLE.—A BAXTERIAN SCRUPLE.

in the company of; together with

From this reading SPECULATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE DOCTOR'S THEORY.—DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading SALVADOR DE VILLAR.—HOLY COLETTE'S NONDESCRIPT PET.—THE ANIMALCULAR WORLD.—GIORDANO BRUNO.

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

From this reading And so I came to Fancy's meadows, strow'd With many a flower; Fain would I here have made abode, But I was quickened by my hour.

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.

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From this reading BIRDS OF PARADISE.—THE ZIZ.—STORY OF THE ABBOT OF ST.

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From this reading _S'il y a des lecteurs qui se soucient peu de cela, on les prie de se souvenir qu'un auteur n'est pas obligé à ne rien dire que ce qui est de leur goût._ BAYLE.