used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IRVYNE; OR, THE ROSICRUCIAN: A ROMANCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
Anzasca
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From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY A GENTLEMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
CommendationnounUS /ˌkɑːmənˈdeɪʃən/
an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
della
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From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
DoomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
Eloise
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From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
favourableadjective
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
Fitzeustace
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From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
a man of refinement
From this reading BY A GENTLEMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
Ginotti's
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From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
instructedverbUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktəd/
past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
Irving'snounUS /ˈɜːrvɪŋz/
possessive form of “irving” — United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
IRVYNE
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From this reading IRVYNE; OR, THE ROSICRUCIAN: A ROMANCE.
JocknounUS /dʒɑːk/
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
MagnanimousadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnænəməs/
noble and generous in spirit
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
Megalena
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From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
Metastasio
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From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY A GENTLEMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
OlympianounUS /oʊˈlɪmpiə/
capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IRVYNE; OR, THE ROSICRUCIAN: A ROMANCE.
OXFORDnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading BY A GENTLEMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
Oxonianadjective
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Oxford University
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
ParallelnounUS /ˈperəlel/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
PassagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
PouchnounUS /paʊtʃ/
a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
PublishernounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃər/
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
Repugnancenoun
intense aversion
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
ReviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
reviewsnounUS /riˈvjuːz/
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading IRVYNE; OR, THE ROSICRUCIAN: A ROMANCE.
ROSICRUCIANnoun
a member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society
From this reading IRVYNE; OR, THE ROSICRUCIAN: A ROMANCE.
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
Shelley'snounUS /ˈʃeliz/
possessive form of “shelley” — English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
ST
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From this reading ST.
superlativelyadverb
to a superlative degree
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IRVYNE; OR, THE ROSICRUCIAN: A ROMANCE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
UNIVERSITYnounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading BY A GENTLEMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD.
urgentadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrdʒənt/
compelling immediate action
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
VenaladjectiveUS /ˈviːnəl/
capable of being corrupted
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
VersesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
VillainsnounUS /ˈvɪlənz/
plural of “villain” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
VirtuousadjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːəs/
morally excellent
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the hour drew near for the publication of _Zastrozzi_, Shelley was urgent with his publisher to spend money in getting favourable reviews of the superlatively foolish book.
Wolfstein
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From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.
Zastrozzi
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From this reading Venal Villains--'Jock' instructed to 'Pouch' them--At Work on another Novel--The Dog of a Publisher--Devil of a Price--_St. Irvyne_--Irving's Hill--Review of _St. Irvyne_--Wolfstein the Magnanimous--Megalena de Metastasio--Olympia della Anzasca--Eloise St. Irvyne--The Virtuous Fitzeustace--Ginotti's Doom--The Oxonian Shelley's Repugnance to Marriage--His Commendation of Free Love--Parallel Passages of _Zastrozzi_ and _St. Irvyne_--The Verses of _St. Irvyne_.