Chapter I

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading If his Autobiography were not a rare book, an explanation might suggest itself.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

reports of the work of a society or learned body etc

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

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

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

a biography of yourself

From this reading If his Autobiography were not a rare book, an explanation might suggest itself.

hardy breed of dairy cattle from Ayr, Scotland

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading If his Autobiography were not a rare book, an explanation might suggest itself.

brought into existence

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

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

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

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

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

have as a logical consequence

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

divisible by two

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

extremely annoying or displeasing

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading If his Autobiography were not a rare book, an explanation might suggest itself.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

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

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

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

From this reading If his Autobiography were not a rare book, an explanation might suggest itself.

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If his Autobiography were not a rare book, an explanation might suggest itself.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

not to be dispensed with; essential

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

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

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading If his Autobiography were not a rare book, an explanation might suggest itself.

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

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

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

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

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 In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

a resort town in east central Florida

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading If his Autobiography were not a rare book, an explanation might suggest itself.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

leave undone or leave out

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

not any; not one

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If his Autobiography were not a rare book, an explanation might suggest itself.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

a local church community

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading If his Autobiography were not a rare book, an explanation might suggest itself.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading If his Autobiography were not a rare book, an explanation might suggest itself.

-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading For supposing that the public, before reading _The Entail_, _Annals of the Parish_, or _The Ayrshire Legatees_, had been so unfortunate as to attempt the reading of the Autobiography, no one could be surprised that it made up its mind to read no more of him.

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

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading If his Autobiography were not a rare book, an explanation might suggest itself.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

which person or people

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

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

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

in the company of; together with

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.

showing curiosity

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading A more tedious, flat, and dull book was never written by a man of genius: it is never interesting, never amusing, and always exasperating to any one who knows what he could do, and has done.

a late time of life

From this reading In ‘The World’s Classics’ it was first published in 1913._ For many years I have been wondering why John Galt’s works are fallen into such neglect: that they should be almost wholly forgotten, even by readers to whom Scott and Jane Austen, Fanny Burney and Miss Edgeworth are indispensable, is what I cannot understand.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading See https:// Oxford: Horace Hart Printer to the University With an Introduction by John Ayscough Henry Frowde Oxford University Press London, Edinburgh, Glasgow New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay Born, Irvine, Ayrshire May 2, 1779 Died, Greenock April 11, 1839 _‘The Entail’ was first published in 1822.