Chapter I

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From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

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From this reading No second edition appeared till after Defoe's death, which occurred in 1731.

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

From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

later than; following

From this reading No second edition appeared till after Defoe's death, which occurred in 1731.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

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

From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading No second edition appeared till after Defoe's death, which occurred in 1731.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Being the Person known by the name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II_.

a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Being the Person known by the name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II_.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

a university in England

From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

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

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading Being the Person known by the name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II_.

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

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

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading No second edition appeared till after Defoe's death, which occurred in 1731.

English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

possessive form of “defoe” — English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)

From this reading No second edition appeared till after Defoe's death, which occurred in 1731.

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading No second edition appeared till after Defoe's death, which occurred in 1731.

plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading Then for some years, various editions of _The Fortunate Mistress_ came out.

divisible by two

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Then for some years, various editions of _The Fortunate Mistress_ came out.

having unexpected good fortune

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

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

From this reading Being the Person known by the name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II_.

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

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Being the Person known by the name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II_.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Being the Person known by the name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II_.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Being the Person known by the name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II_.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

march in a procession

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

the girlfriend of a gangster

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Being the Person known by the name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II_.

as follows

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

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 In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

not any; not one

From this reading No second edition appeared till after Defoe's death, which occurred in 1731.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading No second edition appeared till after Defoe's death, which occurred in 1731.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Then for some years, various editions of _The Fortunate Mistress_ came out.

by chance

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

a human being

From this reading Being the Person known by the name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II_.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

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From this reading Being the Person known by the name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II_.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading No second edition appeared till after Defoe's death, which occurred in 1731.

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

From this reading Then for some years, various editions of _The Fortunate Mistress_ came out.

a male human offspring

From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

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

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then for some years, various editions of _The Fortunate Mistress_ came out.

up to a particular time

From this reading No second edition appeared till after Defoe's death, which occurred in 1731.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Being the Person known by the name of the Lady Roxana, in the Time of King Charles II_.

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

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

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From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading Then for some years, various editions of _The Fortunate Mistress_ came out.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

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

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

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

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS · JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

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From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

the act of creating written works

From this reading In March, 1724, was published the narrative in which Defoe came, perhaps even nearer than in _Moll Flanders_, to writing what we to-day call a novel, namely: _The Fortunate Mistress; or, a History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de' Belau; afterwards called the Countess of Wintelsheim, in Germany.

a late time of life

From this reading Then for some years, various editions of _The Fortunate Mistress_ came out.