11
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From this reading THE CHRISTMAS VACATION OF 1810-11.
1810
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From this reading THE CHRISTMAS VACATION OF 1810-11.
18th
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From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
advertisementnounUS /ædˈvɜːrtəzmənt/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
approvalnounUS /əˈpruːvəl/
the formal act of approving
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
AtheismnounUS /əˈθaɪsəm/
a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
author'snounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
beggingnounUS /ˈbeɡɪŋ/
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
of short duration or distance
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
Buckinghamshire
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From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
BudgetnounUS /ˈbʌdʒɪt/
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
Bysshe
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From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading THE CHRISTMAS VACATION OF 1810-11.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
Clodnoun
a compact mass
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
ControversialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːntrəˈvɜːrʃəl/
marked by or capable of arousing controversy
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
copiesnounUS /ˈkɑːpiz/
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
CorrespondencenounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
Dayrell
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From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
Dayrell's
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From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
DeceptionnounUS /dɪˈsepʃən/
a misleading falsehood
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
DeismnounUS /ˈdiːɪzəm/
the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
DeistnounUS /ˈdiːɪst/
a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
DisgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
DismissalnounUS /dɪˈsmɪsəl/
a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
encloseverbUS /ɪnˈkloʊz/
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
enlightenverbUS /ˌenˈlaɪtən/
make understand
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
Esqnoun
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
expressingverbUS /ɪkˈspresɪŋ/
-ing form of “express” — give expression to
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
Grove'snounUS /ɡroʊvz/
possessive form of “grove” — a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
Harriett
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From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
HoggnounUS /hɑːɡ/
Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
Horsham
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From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
inspectionnounUS /ˌɪnˈspekʃən/
a formal or official examination
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
IntercoursenounUS /ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
communication between individuals
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
IntolerancenounUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəns/
impatience with annoyances
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
Irvyne
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From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
itemnounUS /ˈaɪtəm/
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
JeffersonnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
journeyingnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrniɪŋ/
the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
the act of departing
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
the literary culture
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
Lillingstone
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From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
Lynnington
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From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
MallnounUS /mɔːl/
a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
MarshallnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
Medwin
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From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
Michaelmasnoun
honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
misspellingnounUS /mɪsˈspelɪŋ/
a spelling that is incorrect
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
a particular point in time
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
NegotiationsnounUS /nəˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “negotiation” — a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
a brief written record
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHRISTMAS VACATION OF 1810-11.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
PallverbUS /pɑːl/
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
Pall-Mallnoun
a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
PresentationnounUS /ˌprezənˈteɪʃən/
the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
printer'snounUS /ˈprɪntərz/
possessive form of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
printingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
PublishernounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃər/
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
publisher'snounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/
possessive form of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
relents
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From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
requestedadjectiveUS /rɪˈkwestɪd/
asked for
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
resortsnounUS /rɪˈzɔːrts/
plural of “resort” — a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
resultedverbUS /rɪˈzʌltɪd/
past form of “result” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
ReverendnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
ruptureverbUS /ˈrʌptʃər/
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
except for; apart from
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
ScandalousadjectiveUS /ˈskændələs/
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
Shelley'snounUS /ˈʃeliz/
possessive form of “shelley” — English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
a male human offspring
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
in the near future
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
Squire's
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From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
St
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From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
Stockdale
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From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
Stockdale's
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From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
SuitornounUS /ˈsuːtər/
a man who courts a woman
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
SussexnounUS /ˈsʌsɪks/
a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHRISTMAS VACATION OF 1810-11.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances, the printer's bill for printing a book published at the author's risk would be paid by the publisher, and would not come under the author's notice save as an item of his publisher's account.
VACATIONnounUS /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading THE CHRISTMAS VACATION OF 1810-11.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
which person or people
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presentation copies of _St. Irvyne_--Shelley resorts to Deception--Shelley in Disgrace at Field Place--Harriett Grove's Dismissal of her Suitor--The Squire's Anger--Mrs. Shelley's Alarm for her Girls--Shelley's Troubles--His Rage against Intolerance--His Wild Letters to Hogg--'Married to a Clod'--Stockdale's Design--His Intercourse with Shelley's Father--More Negotiations with the Pall-Mall Publisher--Shelley a Deist--Controversial Correspondence--Shelley's Attempt to enlighten his Father--His Passage from Deism to Atheism--The Squire relents to his Son--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Disappointment--Hogg invited to Field Place--Stockdale's Character--His Scandalous _Budget_.
the words that are spoken
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Leaving Oxford at the end of Michaelmas term, 1810, and journeying to Sussex by way of London, Mr. Bysshe Shelley was at Field Place on the 18th of December, on which day he wrote to Mr. John Joseph Stockdale, of Pall Mall, expressing approval of the publisher's advertisement of _St. Irvyne_, and begging him to send a copy of the absurd story to each of the three following persons:--Miss Marshall, of Horsham, Sussex; Thomas Medwin, Esq., of the same place; and Thomas Jefferson Hogg, Esq., at the Reverend Mr. Dayrell's, Lynnington (a misspelling of Lillingstone) Dayrell, Buckinghamshire.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At the same time the author requested that six copies should be sent to himself, and observed, at the close of his brief note, 'I will enclose the printer's account for your inspection in another letter;' words of some moment to the reader who would get a view of the circumstances that soon resulted in the young author's rupture with his publisher.