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The History of "Punch"

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_PUNCH'S_ ARTISTS: 1841-50.
William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.
Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.
Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.
William Harvey, however, stands on a different footing, yet his employment on _Punch_ is inexplicable.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The History of "Punch"

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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_PUNCH'S_ ARTISTS: 1841-50.
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William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.
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Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.
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Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.
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William Harvey, however, stands on a different footing, yet his employment on _Punch_ is inexplicable.

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Aggression noun US /əˈɡreʃən/

a disposition to behave aggressively

From this reading “William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.”

Cartoons noun US /kɑːrˈtuːnz/

plural of “cartoon” — a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

From this reading “William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.”

Lapses noun US /ˈlæpsɪz/

plural of “lapse” — a mistake resulting from inattention

From this reading “William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.”

Macgregor noun US /məˈɡreɡər/

Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)

From this reading “William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.”

Papal adjective US /ˈpeɪpəl/

proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

From this reading “William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.”

Rubens noun US /ˈruːbənz/

prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)

From this reading “William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.”

Technique noun US /tekˈniːk/

a practical method or art applied to some particular task

From this reading “William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.”

Withdraws verb US /wɪðˈdrɔːz/

third-person singular of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward

From this reading “William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.”

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1841

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From this reading _PUNCH'S_ ARTISTS: 1841-50.

50

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From this reading _PUNCH'S_ ARTISTS: 1841-50.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

AggressionnounUS /əˈɡreʃən/

a disposition to behave aggressively

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/

king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

artistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

ARTISTSnounUS /ˈɑːrtɪsts/

plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading _PUNCH'S_ ARTISTS: 1841-50.

Ashley

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From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

belongverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋ/

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

Birket

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From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

BrownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

BrownenounUS /braʊn/

English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

CampaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/

a race between candidates for elective office

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

CareernounUS /kərˈɪr/

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

CartoonsnounUS /kɑːrˈtuːnz/

plural of “cartoon” — a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

contributedverbUS /kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/

past form of “contribute” — bestow a quality on

From this reading Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.

Crowquill

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From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

dnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

DesiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/

plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading William Harvey, however, stands on a different footing, yet his employment on _Punch_ is inexplicable.

distinguishedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

Doyle

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From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

enounUS /iː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

employmentnounUS /emˈplɔɪmənt/

the state of being employed or having a job

From this reading William Harvey, however, stands on a different footing, yet his employment on _Punch_ is inexplicable.

EpitaphnounUS /ˈepətæf/

an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

ExitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/

an opening that permits escape or release

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

first-named

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From this reading Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.

footingnounUS /ˈfʊtɪŋ/

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading William Harvey, however, stands on a different footing, yet his employment on _Punch_ is inexplicable.

FosterverbUS /ˈfɑːstər/

promote the growth of

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

Hablot

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From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

Hamerton

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From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

HarveynounUS /ˈhɑːrvi/

English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.

HeathnounUS /hiːθ/

a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

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 William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading William Harvey, however, stands on a different footing, yet his employment on _Punch_ is inexplicable.

ipronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

inexplicableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnəkˈsplɪsəbəl/

incapable of being explained or accounted for

From this reading William Harvey, however, stands on a different footing, yet his employment on _Punch_ is inexplicable.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading William Harvey, however, stands on a different footing, yet his employment on _Punch_ is inexplicable.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

Jovialitynoun

feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

Kenny

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From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

KnightnounUS /naɪt/

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

KnighthoodnounUS /ˈnaɪthʊd/

aristocrats holding the rank of knight

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

LapsesnounUS /ˈlæpsɪz/

plural of “lapse” — a mistake resulting from inattention

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

MacgregornounUS /məˈɡreɡər/

Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734)

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

McConnell

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From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

MeadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/

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

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

MemorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

namesnounUS /neɪmz/

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading William Harvey, however, stands on a different footing, yet his employment on _Punch_ is inexplicable.

Onwhyn

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From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

PapaladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪpəl/

proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

Phiznoun

English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

ProtestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/

a formal and solemn declaration of objection

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

Pseudonymity

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From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

PunchverbUS /pʌntʃ/

deliver a quick blow to

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

PUNCH'S

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From this reading _PUNCH'S_ ARTISTS: 1841-50.

RnounUS /ɑːr/

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

Richard

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From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

RobverbUS /rɑːb/

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

Roy

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From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

RubensnounUS /ˈruːbənz/

prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

snounUS /es/

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

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

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

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

sketchnounUS /sketʃ/

preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.

standsnounUS /stændz/

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading William Harvey, however, stands on a different footing, yet his employment on _Punch_ is inexplicable.

TnounUS /tiː/

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

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

TechniquenounUS /tekˈniːk/

a practical method or art applied to some particular task

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

Tennielnoun

English cartoonist (1820-1914)

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Of the first-named, nothing need be said, but that he contributed a single sketch and no more.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

ThreenounUS /θriː/

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

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

William

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From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

WithdrawsverbUS /wɪðˈdrɔːz/

third-person singular of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

WorkverbUS /wɜːrk/

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

From this reading William Harvey--Mr. Birket Foster--Kenny Meadows--His Joviality--Alfred "Crowquill"--Sir John Gilbert--Exit "Rubens"--Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz")--Henry Heath--Mr. R. J. Hamerton--W. Brown--Richard Doyle--Desires Pseudonymity--His Protest against _Punch's_ "Papal Aggression" Campaign--Withdraws--His Art--Epitaph by _Punch_--Henry Doyle--T. Onwhyn--"Rob Roy" Macgregor--William McConnell--Sir John Tenniel--His Career--And Technique--His Early Work--Cartoons--His Art--His Memory and its Lapses--"Jack[=i]d[=e]s"--Knighthood.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Three other names belong to the year 1841: Ashley, William Harvey, and Mr. Birket Foster--the second distinguished landscape artist who may be said to have been raised upon _Punch_.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading William Harvey, however, stands on a different footing, yet his employment on _Punch_ is inexplicable.

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