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From this reading [Footnote 1: Dr. Richard Helsham.]
140
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From this reading [Footnote 2: See "The Country Life," i, 140.]
2
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From this reading [Footnote 2: See "The Country Life," i, 140.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
ArgusnounUS /ˈɑːrɡəs/
(Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
bellynounUS /ˈbeli/
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
rid of obstructions
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
collyriumnoun
lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading [Footnote 2: See "The Country Life," i, 140.]
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
DELANY
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From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
DenyingverbUS /dɪˈnaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
Don't
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From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
Dr
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Dr. Richard Helsham.]
opinion or judgment
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 1: Dr. Richard Helsham.]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
obtain
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
Helsham
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Dr. Richard Helsham.]
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
ten 10s
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Footnote 2: See "The Country Life," i, 140.]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading [Footnote 2: See "The Country Life," i, 140.]
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
Livynoun
Roman historian whose history of Rome filled 142 volumes (of which only 35 survive) including the earliest history of the war with Hannibal (59 BC to AD 17)
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
open'd
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From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
Ovid's
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From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
Richard
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Dr. Richard Helsham.]
move upward
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [Footnote 2: See "The Country Life," i, 140.]
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
SHERIDANnounUS /ˈʃerɪdən/
Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816)
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
term of address for a man
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
a male human offspring
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
hurting
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
carry out
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
express in words
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote 2: See "The Country Life," i, 140.]
there's
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From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
TorynounUS /ˈtɔːri/
an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
TwillnounUS /twɪl/
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
Twould
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From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
um
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From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
which person or people
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
whorenounUS /hɔːr/
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading Your water so far goes, 'Twould serve for an Argus, Were all his whole hundred sore; So many we read He had in his head, Or Ovid's a son of a whore.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
produce a literary work
From this reading And these, I must tell ye, Are bigger than its belly;-- You know, there’s in Livy a story Of the hands and the feet Denying of meat,-- Don't I write in the dark like a Tory?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY I like your collyrium, Take my eyes, sir, and clear ye 'um, 'Twill gain you a great reputation; By this you may rise, Like the doctor so wise,[1] Who open'd the eyes of the nation.