Chapter I

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

having companions or an escort

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

later than; following

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

past form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

a man who is the lover of a man or woman

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

plural of “beau” — a man who is the lover of a man or woman

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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From this reading And such is the Case with poor Lady _Betty Spadille_.

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From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

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

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

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From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

cause to be bored

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

show off

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

plural of “cane” — a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

an occurrence of something

From this reading And such is the Case with poor Lady _Betty Spadille_.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

plural of “cherry” — wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

not noticed inadvertently

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

time without end

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

past form of “flaunt” — display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

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From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

plural of “grand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

prevent the progress or free movement of

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

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

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

possessive form of “jenny” — United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

and nothing more

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

closed with a lace

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

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From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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 _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

with relatively high volume

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

with malice; in a malicious manner

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

at the same time but in another place

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

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From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

a form of address for a man

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

not any; not one

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

and nothing more

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

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From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

filled or impregnated with perfume

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading And such is the Case with poor Lady _Betty Spadille_.

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

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From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

To recall to mind.

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

plural of “resource” — available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

to an ample degree or in an ample manner

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

precisely, exactly

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

express in words

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

having the sense of smell

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

make very hot and dry

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

plural of “sermon” — an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

a particular situation

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

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From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

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From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

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From this reading And such is the Case with poor Lady _Betty Spadille_.

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 Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

plural of “strawberry” — sweet fleshy red fruit

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

a special situation

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

plural of “tip” — the extreme end of something; especially something pointed

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

make brown and crisp by heating

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

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From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

precisely as stated

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

plural of “violin” — bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

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From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

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

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

at the time that

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

during the time that

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

a sudden desire

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

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From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

which person or people

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

plural of “wig” — hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair

From this reading How well I remember her, on the Occasion I have somewhat maliciously alluded to, for it sticks in my Throat, arriving at our Bun-House in her peach-coloured Sacque, Mechlin Head, and red-heeled Shoes, the Foreparts richly embroidered with Silver; loudly talking and laughing, and turning her Head right and left, now to this Beau, now to t'other, who fluttered round her with their clouded Canes and perfumed Wigs; now bursting into what the _French_ People call _des grands Eclats de Rire_, now flirting her Fan, or rapping it on the Shoulder of one of the Ladies who accompanied her.

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading Meanwhile, two tall Lacqueys, with immense Shoulder-Knots, bore between them a great Hamper of _French_ Wine; while a little black Page, in pale Blue, laced with Silver, tottered under the Fruit from _Rogers's_; and certainly it was very fine.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Having just set my Mark, a Sprig of Rosemary, in the midst of one of good Bishop _Atterbury_'s Sermons, I thought within myself, "Is this a Creature that is formed for Eternity?"

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading _Lady Betty's Folly._ It is a sad Thing when a Lady of Quality, who has been a Toast in her Youth, and has seen the white-gloved Beaux, as Mr. _Pope_ calls them, bowing to her from the Pit, and kissing the scented Tips of their Gloves to her in the Ring; who has flaunted at _Vauxhall_, and shone in a Side-Box of the Opera-House in _Lincoln's Inn Fields_; has run down _Handel_, and run after _Bononcini_; has had her gay Water-Parties to _Jenny's Whim_, attended by Violins and Hautboys; and has brought, not only her own Company, but her own Strawberries and Cherries to our Bun-house, as if our own were not good enough; it is mortifying, I say, when such a Lady of Quality falls into the sear and yellow Autumn of Life, and finds herself a disregarded Thing, with no resources but green Tea and Brag.