used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
adulterations
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From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
conferredverbUS /kənˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “confer” — have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
declineverbUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
grow worse
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
dinnersnounUS /ˈdɪnərz/
plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
put on clothes
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
one or the other of two
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
financesnounUS /fɪˈnænsɪz/
assets in the form of money
From this reading “They sometimes represent the state of their owners’ finances,” said I.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
coins made of gold
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
ten 10s
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They sometimes represent the state of their owners’ finances,” said I.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
liveries
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From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
LovelacenounUS /ˈlʌvleɪs/
English poet (1618-1857)
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
mantlesnounUS /ˈmæntəlz/
plural of “mantle” — the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
Maturin
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From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
meditativelyadverb
in a meditative manner
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
monopoliesnounUS /məˈnɑːpəliz/
plural of “monopoly” — (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
oaksnounUS /oʊks/
plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “They sometimes represent the state of their owners’ finances,” said I.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
ownersnounUS /ˈoʊnərz/
plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “They sometimes represent the state of their owners’ finances,” said I.
oxennounUS /ˈɑːksən/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
patentverbUS /ˈpætənt/
obtain a patent for
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
Pepysnoun
English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703)
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
PoenounUS /poʊ/
United States writer and poet (1809-1849)
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
portraitsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrəts/
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
ragsnounUS /ræɡz/
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
RembrandtnounUS /ˈrembrænt/
influential Dutch artist (1606-1669)
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
representverbUS /ˌreprɪˈzent/
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading “They sometimes represent the state of their owners’ finances,” said I.
possessing material wealth
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “They sometimes represent the state of their owners’ finances,” said I.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “They sometimes represent the state of their owners’ finances,” said I.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “They sometimes represent the state of their owners’ finances,” said I.
suitableadjectiveUS /ˈsuːtəbəl/
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading “Lack of suitable clothing made Poe decline dinners and Johnson dine behind the screen--if he really did.”
tailorverbUS /ˈteɪlər/
adjust to a specific need or market
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
textilenounUS /ˈtekstaɪl/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They sometimes represent the state of their owners’ finances,” said I.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “They sometimes represent the state of their owners’ finances,” said I.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They sometimes represent the state of their owners’ finances,” said I.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
thriftyadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪfti/
careful and diligent in the use of resources
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
To-day
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From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
variesverbUS /ˈveriz/
third-person singular of “vary” — become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
varyverbUS /ˈveri/
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
From this reading “And Lovelace vary between cloth of gold and rags,” continued Professor Maturin meditatively, “much as Rembrandt varies his dress in his portraits of himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
be dressed in
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
Westminster's
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From this reading To-day, however, in spite of adulterations that I am told call for a pure textile law, few of us are in need either of Pepys’ prayers to be able to pay his tailor, or of Lord Westminster’s thrifty making over his servants’ liveries for himself.
at the time that
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But that was when one man would wear the worth of a thousand oaks and a hundred oxen, when mantles were conferred by royal patent, and orders grew rich out of hat monopolies.
