Chapter XIII

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From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

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From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

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From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

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

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

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

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

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

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

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

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

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From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

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From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

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From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

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From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

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From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

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From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

worthy of often limited commendation

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading This Tablet was Placed A.D.

the specified day of the month

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

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From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

a man of refinement

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

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

From this reading GREAT MARLOW.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

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

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

the state of being honored

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

the lack of knowledge or education

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

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

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

the trait of being injudicious

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

having inhabitants; lived in

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

an occurrence of something

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

go away from a place

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

plural of “legacy” — (law) a gift of personal property by will

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

(law) a gift of personal property by will

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

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

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

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From this reading GREAT MARLOW.

possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

a form of address for a man

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

above and across; more than

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

plural of “pamphlet” — a small book usually having a paper cover

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

cause to continue or prevail

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading This Tablet was Placed A.D.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

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

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

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

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

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

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

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

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

important in effect or meaning

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

term of address for a man

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

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 Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

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

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

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

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

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

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

in the direction of

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

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

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

belonging to which person

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

possessive form of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The Misleading Tablet--House and Garden--Claire at Marlow--Shelley’s Delight in Claire’s Voice--_To Constantia Singing_--Source of the Name--Trips to London--_The Marlow Pamphlets_--_Rosalind and Helen_--Other Literary Work at Marlow--Mary’s Treatment and Opinion of Claire--Shelley makes his Will--Date of Probate--The Will’s various Legacies--Significant Legacies to Claire--Object of the Second Legacy of £6000--Did Shelley mean to leave Claire so much as £12,000?--Mr. Froude’s Indiscretion--His Ignorance of the Will.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading 1867, At the Instance of Sir William Robert Clayton, Bart., To Perpetuate the Record that PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Lived and Worked in this House And was Here Visited by Lord Byron.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Over the wall (towards the high road) of the house, inhabited for about a year by Shelley at Great Marlow, may be seen a tablet bearing this inscription, chiselled at the cost of a gentleman, whose intention to honour the poet was more creditable than his knowledge of the poet’s story:--