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From this reading ~225~~Here's Brother Blackmantle of Brazen-nose."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A speech, a speech!" vociferated all the party.
acmenounUS /ˈækmi/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
(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 "A speech, a speech!" vociferated all the party.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
Blackmantle
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From this reading ~225~~Here's Brother Blackmantle of Brazen-nose."
a youthful male person
From this reading "Bravo!" said Eglantine;" the boy improves.
BravonounUS /ˈbrɑːvoʊ/
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading "Bravo!" said Eglantine;" the boy improves.
Brazen-nose
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From this reading ~225~~Here's Brother Blackmantle of Brazen-nose."
of short duration or distance
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ~225~~Here's Brother Blackmantle of Brazen-nose."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
cracksnounUS /kræks/
plural of “crack” — a long narrow opening
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
EglantinenounUS /ˈeɡləntaɪn/
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
From this reading "Bravo!" said Eglantine;" the boy improves.
Esto
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From this reading Here's all your healths, and _Esto perpetua_."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
healths
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From this reading Here's all your healths, and _Esto perpetua_."
Here's
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From this reading ~225~~Here's Brother Blackmantle of Brazen-nose."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
improvesverbUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvz/
third-person singular of “improve” — to make better
From this reading "Bravo!" said Eglantine;" the boy improves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
Ivy-lane
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From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
LexicographernounUS /ˌleksɪˈkɑːɡrəfər/
a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
not any; not one
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
something you have to do
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ~225~~Here's Brother Blackmantle of Brazen-nose."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
oratorynounUS /ˈɔːrətɔːri/
addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "A speech, a speech!" vociferated all the party.
perpetua
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From this reading Here's all your healths, and _Esto perpetua_."
personagenoun
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Bravo!" said Eglantine;" the boy improves.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading "A speech, a speech!" vociferated all the party.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A speech, a speech!" vociferated all the party.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
vociferatedverbUS /vəˈsɪfəreɪtɪd/
past form of “vociferate” — utter in a very loud voice
From this reading "A speech, a speech!" vociferated all the party.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, worthy brother _cracks_," replied I, "you shall have a speech, the very acme of oratory; a brief speech, composed by no less a personage than the great Lexicographer himself, and always used by him on such occasions at the club in Ivy-lane.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here's all your healths, and _Esto perpetua_."
