Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

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From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

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

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

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

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

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

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

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

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

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

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

having or covered with or accompanied by blood

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

having a broad or rounded end

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

fearless and daring

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

a youthful male person

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

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

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

broad-winged soaring hawks

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

gotten under control

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

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

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

having a pattern of dots

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

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

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

a worker who hangs something

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

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From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

adult female chicken

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

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From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

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

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

staying power

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

bordered by a line of things

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

for more time

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

a form of address for a man

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

and nothing more

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

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From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

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From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

possessive form of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

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

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

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

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

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

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

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

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

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

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

having a supporting base

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

having a sharp inclination

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

confined on all sides

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

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

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

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 The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

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

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

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

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

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

From this reading The hen bird was shot, and answered exactly to Mr. Ray's description of that species; had a black cere, short thick legs, and a long tail.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

plural of “twig” — a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

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From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

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

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.

at the time that

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

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

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading When on the wing this species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by its hawk-like appearance, small head, wings not so blunt, and longer tail.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A pair of honey-buzzards, _Buteo opivorus_, _sive Vespivorus Raii_, built them a large shallow nest, composed of twigs and lined with dead beechen leaves, upon a tall, slender beech near the middle of Selborne Hanger, in the summer of 1780.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading In the middle of the month of June a bold boy climbed this tree though standing on so steep and dizzy a situation, and brought down an egg, the only one in the nest, which had been sat on for some time, and contained the embryo of a young bird.

a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

From this reading The egg was smaller, and not so round as those of the common buzzard; was dotted at each end with small red spots, and surrounded in the middle with a broad bloody zone.