1
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From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
12
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From this reading 20, 1711-12.
1680
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From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
1711
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From this reading 20, 1711-12.
20
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From this reading 20, 1711-12.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
affectingadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪŋ/
arousing affect
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
how long something has existed
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
brought into existence
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
consistentadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪstənt/
(sometimes followed by “with”) in agreement or consistent or reliable
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
Coxcombnoun
a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
disallowverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈlaʊ/
command against
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
JannounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading York, Jan.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
Lampoons
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From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
in the recent past
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
Lovebane
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From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
MadrigalverbUS /ˈmædrəɡəl/
sing madrigals
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
a female domestic
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
maliciousadjectiveUS /məˈlɪʃəs/
having the nature of or resulting from malice
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
used to form the superlative
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
pretendsnounUS /priˈtendz/
plural of “pretend” — the enactment of a pretense
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
ProsenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
Raillerynoun
light teasing repartee
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
express in words
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
Scribler
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From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
SPECTATORnounUS /ˈspekteɪtər/
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
a special situation
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
literature in metrical form
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
which person or people
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
produce a literary work
From this reading Mr. SPECTATOR, We have in this Town a sort of People who pretend to Wit and write Lampoons: I have lately been the Subject of one of them.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading York, Jan.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [1]] What I desire of you is, That you disallow that a Coxcomb who pretends to write Verse, should put the most malicious Thing he can say in Prose.
youthier
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Scribler had not Genius enough in Verse to turn my Age, as indeed I am an old Maid, into Raillery, for affecting a youthier Turn than is consistent with my Time of Day; and therefore he makes the Title to his Madrigal, The Character of Mrs. Judith Lovebane, born in the Year [1680.
