Chapter I

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

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

a church associated with a monastery or convent

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

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

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

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

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

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

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

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

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

of or relating to or being biography

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

an account of the series of events making up a person's life

From this reading THE SHELLEY OF ROMANTIC BIOGRAPHY.

the place where someone was born

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

possessive form of “byron” — English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

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From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

something that interests you because it is important or affects you

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

to a great extent or degree

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

lacking spontaneity; not natural

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

-ing form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

plural of “creator” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

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From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

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

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

issue a decree

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

-ing form of “designate” — assign a name or title to

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

feelings of ardent love

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

be different

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

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From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

a feeling of excitement

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

plural of “enthusiast” — an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

divisible by two

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

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

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

a social unit living together

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

indulging in or influenced by fancy

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

plural of “fiction” — a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

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

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

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

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

the state of being honored

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

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

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

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

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

plural of “individual” — a human being

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

the quality of being intemperate

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

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

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

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

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

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

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

worthy of high praise

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

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

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

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

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SHELLEY OF ROMANTIC BIOGRAPHY.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

the quality of being offensive

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

of or relating to a phenomenon

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

literature in metrical form

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

make reference to

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

plural of “reputation” — the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading THE SHELLEY OF ROMANTIC BIOGRAPHY.

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

possessive form of “shakespeare” — English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading THE SHELLEY OF ROMANTIC BIOGRAPHY.

possessive form of “shelley” — English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

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

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

the killing of animals (as for food)

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

plural of “socialist” — a political advocate of socialism

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

at a steady rate or pace

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

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

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

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

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

the trait of avoiding excesses

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

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

From this reading THE SHELLEY OF ROMANTIC BIOGRAPHY.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

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

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

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

From this reading By 'Field Place,' I mean those members of the poet's family (living or dead), who in their pious devotion to his memory, and laudable concern for the honour of their house, have busied themselves in creating this fanciful and romantic Shelley, and substituting him for the Real Shelley.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

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

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

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

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

marked by dissimilarity

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

the quality of being untruthful

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

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

From this reading Creators of The Romantic Shelley--Clint's Fanciful Composition--The Poet's Personal Appearance--His Little Turn-up Nose--His Ancestral Quality--Sussexisms of his Speech and Poetry--His Phenomenal Untruthfulness--His Temperance and Intemperance--A Victim of Domestic Persecution--Was _The Necessity of Atheism_ a mere Squib?--Lord Eldon's Decree--The Slaughter of Reputations--The Poet's Character--His Treatment of his familiar Friend--Biographic Fictions--Extravagances of Shelleyan Enthusiasm.

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

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

which person or people

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading By designating these members of the Shelley family by the name of the house that is Shelley's shrine, even as the Stratford birthplace is Shakespeare's shrine, and Newstead Abbey is Byron's shrine, I shall be able to refer with the least possible offensiveness to excellent individuals, from whom I am constrained to differ on a large number of Shelleyan questions.

in the company of; together with

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

pull back or move away or backward

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

produce a literary work

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading From a time considerably anterior to the day on which Hogg undertook to write the _Life_ of his college friend, three separate forces, (_a_) Field Place, (_b_) The Shelleyan Enthusiasts, (_c_) The Shelleyan Socialists, have been steadily working to withdraw the Real Shelley from the world's view, and to replace him with a Shelley, altogether unlike the poet, who carried Mary Godwin off to the Continent, and wrote _Laon and Cythna_.