Chapter IV

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From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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From this reading It was printed at Briggate, Leeds, by A. Pickard, and published at Skipton-in-Craven in 1838.

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From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading Frederick Montagu was a gentleman travelling in Yorkshire for his health's sake it seems, and it occurred to him to relate in epistolary form the story of his adventures.

someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

with attention; in an attentive manner

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)

From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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From this reading It was printed at Briggate, Leeds, by A. Pickard, and published at Skipton-in-Craven in 1838.

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From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall & Co. were the London publishers.

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

dearly loved

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a county in southwestern England

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

qualified for by right according to law

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence

From this reading Frederick Montagu was a gentleman travelling in Yorkshire for his health's sake it seems, and it occurred to him to relate in epistolary form the story of his adventures.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent

From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

From this reading Frederick Montagu was a gentleman travelling in Yorkshire for his health's sake it seems, and it occurred to him to relate in epistolary form the story of his adventures.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a man of refinement

From this reading Frederick Montagu was a gentleman travelling in Yorkshire for his health's sake it seems, and it occurred to him to relate in epistolary form the story of his adventures.

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From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

possessive form of “health” — a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading Frederick Montagu was a gentleman travelling in Yorkshire for his health's sake it seems, and it occurred to him to relate in epistolary form the story of his adventures.

a high place

From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

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

From this reading Frederick Montagu was a gentleman travelling in Yorkshire for his health's sake it seems, and it occurred to him to relate in epistolary form the story of his adventures.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry

From this reading It was printed at Briggate, Leeds, by A. Pickard, and published at Skipton-in-Craven in 1838.

the literary culture

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

possessive form of “lincoln” — 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall & Co. were the London publishers.

United States actor (1914-1998)

From this reading Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall & Co. were the London publishers.

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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From this reading Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall & Co. were the London publishers.

United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

inflected form of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading Frederick Montagu was a gentleman travelling in Yorkshire for his health's sake it seems, and it occurred to him to relate in epistolary form the story of his adventures.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

above and across; more than

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

approval to do something

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a human being

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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From this reading It was printed at Briggate, Leeds, by A. Pickard, and published at Skipton-in-Craven in 1838.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading It was printed at Briggate, Leeds, by A. Pickard, and published at Skipton-in-Craven in 1838.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading It was printed at Briggate, Leeds, by A. Pickard, and published at Skipton-in-Craven in 1838.

plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business

From this reading Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall & Co. were the London publishers.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading Frederick Montagu was a gentleman travelling in Yorkshire for his health's sake it seems, and it occurred to him to relate in epistolary form the story of his adventures.

the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading Frederick Montagu was a gentleman travelling in Yorkshire for his health's sake it seems, and it occurred to him to relate in epistolary form the story of his adventures.

two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

except for; apart from

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Frederick Montagu was a gentleman travelling in Yorkshire for his health's sake it seems, and it occurred to him to relate in epistolary form the story of his adventures.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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From this reading Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall & Co. were the London publishers.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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From this reading It was printed at Briggate, Leeds, by A. Pickard, and published at Skipton-in-Craven in 1838.

a male human offspring

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Frederick Montagu was a gentleman travelling in Yorkshire for his health's sake it seems, and it occurred to him to relate in epistolary form the story of his adventures.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

(in formal usage, especially legal usage) for that or for it

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

up to a particular time

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Frederick Montagu was a gentleman travelling in Yorkshire for his health's sake it seems, and it occurred to him to relate in epistolary form the story of his adventures.

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

a formal word for “on”

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

precisely as stated

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

someone who visits

From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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

From this reading Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall & Co. were the London publishers.

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

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

belonging to which person

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading My evidence shows that between 1837 and 1847 Charlotte Brontë was perusing very attentively a little volume entitled _Gleanings in Craven, or the Tourist's Guide_, by one Frederic Montagu of Lincoln's Inn, son of Basil Montagu, second (natural) son of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich, whose ancestor brought Charles II. over from Holland on the Restoration in 1660 and therefor received his earldom.[11] The book, which had never been associated by any person with the name or works of Charlotte Brontë till I wrote my article, "The Key to _Jane Eyre_," upon it for _The Saturday Review_, was in the form of "Six letters to a friend in India," addressed as, "My dear Howard ... now at Bombay," and was dedicated by special permission to the Duke of Devonshire, a fact not mentioned save in the early editions.

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From this reading THE ORIGIN OF THE CANDLE-BEARING BEDSIDE VISITANT AND THE UNCOUTH SERVANT IN "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" AND "JANE EYRE."

a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

From this reading Frederick Montagu was a gentleman travelling in Yorkshire for his health's sake it seems, and it occurred to him to relate in epistolary form the story of his adventures.