Chapter III

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

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

liable to account for one's actions

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

how long something has existed

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

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

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

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

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

appropriate to

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

plural of “biographer” — someone who writes an account of a person's life

From this reading It has been the fashion of biographers to decry this gentleman.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

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 Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

a person who is in charge

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

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From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading SHELLEY'S CHILDHOOD.

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From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

approval

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

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From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

material used to daub walls

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

express strong disapproval of

From this reading It has been the fashion of biographers to decry this gentleman.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

plural of “eccentricity” — strange and unconventional behavior

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

a print made from an engraving

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

plural of “failing” — a flaw or weak point

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

a social unit living together

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It has been the fashion of biographers to decry this gentleman.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

a man of refinement

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

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

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

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

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

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

From this reading It has been the fashion of biographers to decry this gentleman.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

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From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

social deportment

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

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From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

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

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

plural of “precept” — rule of personal conduct

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

incited, especially deliberately, to anger

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

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

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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

From this reading SHELLEY'S CHILDHOOD.

term of address for a man

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

a male human offspring

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

of or relating to a territory

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

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

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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

From this reading It has been the fashion of biographers to decry this gentleman.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

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

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

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

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

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

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

water-soluble pigment

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.

belonging to which person

From this reading Inferior though he was in tact and politeness to the great Chesterfield, whose precepts and example are said to have been largely accountable for his manners and morality, Mr. Timothy Shelley (Sir Bysshe's son and heir by Mary Catherine Michell) received the training, and, notwithstanding the eccentricities that provoked the smiles of London drawing-rooms, had the port and temper of an English gentleman.

possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading The Poet's Father--Shelley's Birth and Birth-Chamber--Miss Hellen Shelley's Recollections--The Child-Shelley's Pleasant Fiction--His Aspect at Tender Age--His Description of his own Nose--The Indian-Ink Sketch--Miss Curran's 'Daub'--Williams's Water-Colour Drawing--Clint's Composition--Engravings of 'The Daub' and 'The Composition'--The Poet's Likeness in Marble--Shelley and Byron--Peacock and Hogg on Shelley's Facial Beauty--The Colnaghi Engraving.

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

From this reading Whatever the failings of the Newark apothecary's younger son, it must be recorded to his credit that he gave his son an education befitting the chief of a territorial family.