1
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
10
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From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
11
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From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
1809
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From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
1810
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From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
18th
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
2
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
3
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
4
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
5
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
6
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
7
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
7th
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From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
8
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
9
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Literary Interests and Enterprise--A.M. Oxon.
Ahasuerus
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From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
analysisnounUS /əˈnæləsəs/
an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETWEEN ETON AND OXFORD.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
aspirantnounUS /ˈæspərənt/
an ambitious and aspiring young person
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
AtheismnounUS /əˈθaɪsəm/
a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
Ballantyne
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From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN ETON AND OXFORD.
Bodleian
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From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
BrownenounUS /braʊn/
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
BudgetnounUS /ˈbʌdʒɪt/
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
ByronnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
Cazire
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From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
compositionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
constructedverbUS /kənˈstrʌktəd/
past form of “construct” — make by combining materials and parts
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
the specified day of the month
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
death-blow
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
designedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪnd/
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
Dorothea
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From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
EnterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading Literary Interests and Enterprise--A.M. Oxon.
EssaysnounUS /eˈseɪz/
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
ETON
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From this reading BETWEEN ETON AND OXFORD.
expulsionnounUS /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/
the act of forcing out someone or something
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
FelicianounUS /fəˈliːʃə/
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
FragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
FragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
GrovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
GrovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
Harriett
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From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
Hume's
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
HungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
IlluminationnounUS /ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən/
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Literary Interests and Enterprise--A.M. Oxon.
intolerancenounUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəns/
impatience with annoyances
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
Irvyne
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
JewnounUS /dʒuː/
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
Lincoln'snounUS /ˈlɪŋkənz/
possessive form of “lincoln” — 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading Literary Interests and Enterprise--A.M. Oxon.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Literary Interests and Enterprise--A.M. Oxon.
Mab
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
MallnounUS /mɔːl/
a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
Margaret
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
Matriculationnoun
admission to a group (especially a college or university)
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
Medwin
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From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
metaphysicaladjectiveUS /ˌmetəˈfɪzɪkəl/
pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
Nicholson
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
NightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
opinionsnounUS /əˈpɪnjənz/
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
OXFORDnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading BETWEEN ETON AND OXFORD.
Oxon
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From this reading Literary Interests and Enterprise--A.M. Oxon.
PallverbUS /pɑːl/
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
PosthumousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːstʃʊməs/
occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
principallyadverbUS /ˈprɪnsɪpli/
for the most part
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
Publisher'snounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/
possessive form of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
resultedverbUS /rɪˈzʌltɪd/
past form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
Rosicruciannoun
a member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
ScandalousadjectiveUS /ˈskændələs/
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
scientificadjectiveUS /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
of or relating to the practice of science
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
Shelley'snounUS /ˈʃeliz/
possessive form of “shelley” — English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
Shelleys
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From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
simultaneouslyadverbUS /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
at the same instant
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
SketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
St
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
Stockdale
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From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
Stockdale's
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From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
studiesnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
VersesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
precisely as stated
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
VictornounUS /ˈvɪktər/
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
migratory
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
which person or people
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The literary aspirant during those twenty months worked successfully (in some of the cases, simultaneously) on (1) _Zastrozzi_; (2) _The Nightmare_; (3) _Original Poetry of Victor and Cazire_; (4) _St. Irvyne, or The Rosicrucian_, his second published romance; (5) _The Wandering Jew_; (6) The Verses to be regarded as the First Sketches for _Queen Mab_; (7) The _Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson_; (8) The very careful analysis of Hume's _Essays_ used in the composition of _The Necessity of Atheism_, that resulted in his expulsion from University College, Oxford; (9) A novel, described in the letter of 18th December, 1810, to Stockdale, as 'principally constructed to convey metaphysical and political opinions by way of conversation,' and (10) a novel (never finished) that was designed to give the death-blow to intolerance.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Letter--Shelley's Hunger for Publisher's Money--Winter 1809-10--Nightmare--_The Wandering Jew_--Medwin in Lincoln's Inn Fields--The Fragment of Ahasuerus--Its Influence on Byron and Shelley--Matriculation at Oxford--Shelley at the Bodleian--John Ballantyne and Co.--Shelley in Pall Mall--Stockdale's Scandalous Budget--_Victor and Cazire_--Their Original Poetry--Who was Cazire?--Felicia Dorothea Browne--Illumination of Young Ladies--Harriett Grove--The Groves and Shelleys in London--Shelley's Interest in Harriett Grove.
Zastrozzi
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From this reading Having written a large portion of his first publication (_Zastrozzi; a Romance_) by 7th May, 1809, Shelley had little leisure for 'scientific studies' between that date and the Christmas holidays of 1810-11.