Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

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From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

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From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

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From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

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From this reading [Footnote 4: A Tory news-writer.

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From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

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From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

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

From this reading [Footnote 4: A Tory news-writer.

acted upon; influenced

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

past form of “append” — add to the very end

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

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From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

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

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

(of weather or climate) physically mild

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

intense or sharp

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading [Footnote 1: Dr. Swift.--_F_.]

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading [Footnote 1: Dr. Swift.--_F_.]

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

a fortified defensive structure

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

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From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

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

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

the quality of not being devout

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

a form of address for a man

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

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From this reading [Footnote 4: A Tory news-writer.

a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading See "Prose Works," vii, p.

inferior in rank or status

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

From this reading See "Prose Works," vii, p.

on the contrary

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See "Prose Works," vii, p.

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

moving very fast

From this reading [Footnote 1: Dr. Swift.--_F_.]

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution

From this reading [Footnote 4: A Tory news-writer.

literature in metrical form

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading See "Prose Works," vii, p.

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

at the time that

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

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

From this reading [Footnote 2: For his philosophy and his exquisite verse, rather than for his irreligion, which never seems to have affected Swift.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 3: The butler.--_F_.]

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading See "Prose Works," vii, p.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading 347.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 5: Charles XII, killed by a musket ball, when besieging a "petty fortress" in Norway in the winter of 1718.--_W. E. B._] [Footnote 6: Mr. Clement Barry, called, in the notes appended to "Gulliveriana," p.