Chapter II

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

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

declared but not proved

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

in addition

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

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

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

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

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

someone who writes an account of a person's life

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

plural of “blunder” — an embarrassing mistake

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

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From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

an occurrence of something

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

a connecting shape

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

plural of “evidence” — your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

plural of “family” — a social unit living together

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946)

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

a female heir

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

plural of “herald” — (formal) a person who announces important news

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

a male relative

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

the descendants of one individual

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

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From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

absolutely essential

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SHELLEYS OF SUSSEX.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

the descendants of one individual

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

plural of “plea” — a humble request for help from someone in authority

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

first in rank or degree

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

an easy victory

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

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

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

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

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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From this reading THE SHELLEYS OF SUSSEX.

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From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

term of address for a man

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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 So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

required or under orders

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century

From this reading THE SHELLEYS OF SUSSEX.

fawning obsequiousness

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

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

From this reading THE SHELLEYS OF SUSSEX.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

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

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

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

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

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

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

at the time that

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.

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From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It might have been supposed that a biographer, thus related to Shelley by blood and friendship, would know the prime facts of his friend's pedigree, and state them without egregious error.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading So much has been written in the ways of sycophancy or vaingloriousness about Shelley's Norman descent and aristocratic quality, it is necessary to glance at some of the facts of his ancestral story.

an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

From this reading Medwin's Blunders--Lady Shelley's Statement of The Case--The Michelgrove Shelleys--Sir William Shelley, Justice of The Common Pleas--The Castle Goring Shelleys--Their Pedigree at the Heralds' College--Evidences of the Connexion of the Two Families--John Shelley, 'Esquire and Lunatic'--Timothy Shelley, the Yankee Apothecary--Bysshe Shelley's Career--His Runaway Match with Catherine Michell--His Marriage with the Heiress of Penshurst--His Great Wealth--The Poet's Alleged Pride in his Connexion with the Sidneys--His Gentle, but not Aristocratic, Lineage.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading The poet's friend, from the time when they were schoolfellows at Brentford, Thomas Medwin the Younger, was also the poet's kinsman--his third cousin, through Sir Bysshe Shelley's marriage with Mary Catherine Michell, and his second cousin, through Sir Timothy Shelley's marriage with Elizabeth Pilford.