Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

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

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

later than; following

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

(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 Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

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

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

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

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

without a doubt

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

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

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Many of these he passed over or rejected in making up volumes of essays for publication; some he certainly included.

possessive form of “chambers” — English architect (1723-1796)

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

the act of gathering something together

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

third-person singular of “consist” — originate

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

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

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Many of these he passed over or rejected in making up volumes of essays for publication; some he certainly included.

set up or found

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

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From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

written or drawn or engraved

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

an established custom

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

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

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

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

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

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

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

an instinctive motive

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

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

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

enclosed in the same envelope or package

From this reading Many of these he passed over or rejected in making up volumes of essays for publication; some he certainly included.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

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From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

a writer for newspapers and magazines

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

the literary culture

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

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From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Many of these he passed over or rejected in making up volumes of essays for publication; some he certainly included.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

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 Many of these he passed over or rejected in making up volumes of essays for publication; some he certainly included.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

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

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

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

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

not any; not one

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

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

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

being perceived or observed

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

many times at short intervals

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

feeding on both plants and animals

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

and nothing more

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

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not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

above and across; more than

From this reading Many of these he passed over or rejected in making up volumes of essays for publication; some he certainly included.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Many of these he passed over or rejected in making up volumes of essays for publication; some he certainly included.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

by chance

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading Many of these he passed over or rejected in making up volumes of essays for publication; some he certainly included.

of or relating to or consisting of a quarter

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

rebuffed (by a lover) without warning

From this reading Many of these he passed over or rejected in making up volumes of essays for publication; some he certainly included.

past form of “reprint” — print anew

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

a result

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

for a short time

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

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

From this reading Many of these he passed over or rejected in making up volumes of essays for publication; some he certainly included.

conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

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

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Many of these he passed over or rejected in making up volumes of essays for publication; some he certainly included.

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

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

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

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

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

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

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From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

lasting a very short time

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

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

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

not published

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

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

From this reading Many of these he passed over or rejected in making up volumes of essays for publication; some he certainly included.

precisely as stated

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

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

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

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

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

in or at the place that

From this reading This book consists of three unpublished essays and of fifteen reprinted from _Longman's Magazine_, _Fraser's Magazine_, the _New Quarterly_, _Knowledge_, _Chambers's Magazine_, the _Graphic_, and the _Standard_, where they have probably been little noticed since the time of their appearance.

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

From this reading Several more volumes of this size might have been made by collecting all the articles which were not reprinted in Jefferies' lifetime, or in 'Field and Hedgerow' and 'Toilers of the Field,' shortly after his death.

which person or people

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

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

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

in the company of; together with

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading But the work in such volumes could only have attracted those very few of the omnivorous lovers of Jefferies who have not already found it out.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading After the letters on the Wiltshire labourer, addressed to the _Times_ in 1872, he wrote nothing that was not perhaps at the time his best, but, being a journalist, he had often to deal immediately, and in a transitory manner, with passing events, or to empty a page or two of his note-books in response to an impulse assuredly no higher than habit or necessity.