1633
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From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
3
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From this reading [Footnote 3: Odyssey Bk.
4
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From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
Addison's
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From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
Bknoun
a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding americium with helium
From this reading [Footnote 3: Odyssey Bk.
brought into existence
From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
Caen
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From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
Dillon
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From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
DionysiusnounUS /ˌdaɪəˈnɪsiəs/
the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
editionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
EssaynounUS /eˈseɪ/
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 3: Odyssey Bk.
godsonnoun
a male godchild
From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
Halicarnassusnoun
an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
OdysseynounUS /ˈɑːdəsi/
a long wandering and eventful journey
From this reading [Footnote 3: Odyssey Bk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
omittedverbUS /oʊˈmɪtəd/
inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
ProtestantnounUS /ˈprɑːtəstənt/
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
Roscommon
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From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
Identical; not different.
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
Strafford
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From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
Ticknell's
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From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
literature in metrical form
From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
Wentworth
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From this reading [Footnote 4: Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, author of the Essay on Translated Verse, was nephew and godson to Wentworth, Earl of Strafford.
at the time that
From this reading He was born in Ireland, in 1633, educated at the Protestant University of Caen, and was there when his father died.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading In Ticknell's edition of Addison's works the latter part of this sentence is omitted; the same observation having been made by Dionysius of Halicarnassus.]
XInounUS /ʃiː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading XI.
