Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

anew

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

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

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

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

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading But an Angel of Darkness she prov’d to be sure; For scarce twenty Angels would pay for his Cure.

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

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

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

From this reading But an Angel of Darkness she prov’d to be sure; For scarce twenty Angels would pay for his Cure.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

foul-mouthed or obscene abuse

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

cause to slow down or get stuck

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

anything that covers or conceals

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

provide a cure for, make healthy again

From this reading But an Angel of Darkness she prov’d to be sure; For scarce twenty Angels would pay for his Cure.

books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica)

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading But an Angel of Darkness she prov’d to be sure; For scarce twenty Angels would pay for his Cure.

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

one or the other of two

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

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

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

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

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

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

From this reading But an Angel of Darkness she prov’d to be sure; For scarce twenty Angels would pay for his Cure.

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

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

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From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

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From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

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

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

put or introduce into something

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

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From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But an Angel of Darkness she prov’d to be sure; For scarce twenty Angels would pay for his Cure.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading But an Angel of Darkness she prov’d to be sure; For scarce twenty Angels would pay for his Cure.

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From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

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From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

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From this reading But an Angel of Darkness she prov’d to be sure; For scarce twenty Angels would pay for his Cure.

plural of “pudding” — any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

precisely, exactly

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

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

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

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From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

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

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

only a very short time before

From this reading But an Angel of Darkness she prov’d to be sure; For scarce twenty Angels would pay for his Cure.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

start suddenly, as from fright

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

term of address for a man

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

caught or fixed

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

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

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading But an Angel of Darkness she prov’d to be sure; For scarce twenty Angels would pay for his Cure.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

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

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

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

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

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

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

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

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

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

From this reading But an Angel of Darkness she prov’d to be sure; For scarce twenty Angels would pay for his Cure.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

two items of the same kind

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading But an Angel of Darkness she prov’d to be sure; For scarce twenty Angels would pay for his Cure.

except if; if not

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

the act of using

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

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

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

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

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

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

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading _At the Sun-Tavern at Billingsgate, written on the Wainscot._ Upon the Ground he spread his Cloak; The Nymph she was not shy, Sir; And there they fairly did the Joke, Whilst through this Crack peep’d I, Sir.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _From a Window at the Angel in Marlborough._ _W----s_ lay at the _Angel_ in _Marlborough_ Town, And an Angel lay with him all Night: He tipp’d her an Angel before she lay down, Which you know was but decent and right.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But an Angel of Darkness she prov’d to be sure; For scarce twenty Angels would pay for his Cure.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading _Written on the Wall at the George in Sandy-Lane, in the Bath Road, a Place famous for Puddings._ The Puddings are so good in _Sandy-Lane_, That if I chance to go that Way again, I’ll not be satisfy’d, unless I’ve twain, The one stuck thick with Plumbs, the other plain.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Mr. _BOG_, The following _Miscellanea Curiosa_ you may either insert in your third Part, or use them for your latter Part; which you please.