Chapter I

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

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personal knowledge or information about someone or something

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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

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

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achieved or reached

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

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the past participle of “be”

From this reading "The most discreet of cicerones" it has been said "is an intruder when we open our old favourite, and, without further magic, retire into that delicious nook of eighteenth-century society[1]."

the -ing form of “be”

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a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India

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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

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Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)

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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

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the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding

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a university in England

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marked by blithe unconcern

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a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

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without doubt or question

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an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

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the body of faculty and students of a college

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disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

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greatly pleasing or entertaining

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an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

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marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint

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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

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divisible by two

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communicated in words

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a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

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a competitor thought likely to win

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a shackle for the ankles or feet

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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extremely impressive in strength or excellence

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

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only a very short time before

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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "The most discreet of cicerones" it has been said "is an intruder when we open our old favourite, and, without further magic, retire into that delicious nook of eighteenth-century society[1]."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

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incapable of being avoided or prevented

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moving to the inside of something

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the act of beginning something new

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someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

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

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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used when the thing doing the action is also its object

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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

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the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

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a narrow way or road

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location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

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a characteristic state or mode of living

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of or relating to or characteristic of literature

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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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

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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

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a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

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plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

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a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras

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any art that invokes supernatural powers

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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

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someone who controls resources and expenditures

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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

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used to say something is possible but not certain

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used to form the superlative

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in such a manner as could not be otherwise

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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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not any; not one

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a sheltered and secluded place

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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

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

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

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touching and supported by a surface

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To move from a closed position.

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belonging to the speaker and others

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with respect to the outside

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a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

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the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail

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a geometric element that has position but no extension

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exert pressure or force to or upon

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go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

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United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)

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

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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

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A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.

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an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

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at some indefinite or unstated time

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plural of “son” — a male human offspring

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express in speech

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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

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

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from one end or side of something to the other

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

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the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan

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the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)

From this reading 4 New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons Bombay} Calcutta} Macmillan and Co., Ltd. Madras} Toronto: J. M. Dent and Sons, Ltd. Tokyo: Maruzen-Kabushiki-Kaisha Being an Introduction to Boswell's _Life_ S. C. ROBERTS, M.A.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading This is from the point of view of the literary man, the "true lover" of Boswell; but the _Life_ is a long and, outwardly, formidable work with which many, who might have been true lovers, have, through lack of an introduction, hardly attained even to a casual acquaintance.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading Cambridge University Press C. F. Clay, Manager London: Fetter Lane, E.C.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading This is from the point of view of the literary man, the "true lover" of Boswell; but the _Life_ is a long and, outwardly, formidable work with which many, who might have been true lovers, have, through lack of an introduction, hardly attained even to a casual acquaintance.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "The most discreet of cicerones" it has been said "is an intruder when we open our old favourite, and, without further magic, retire into that delicious nook of eighteenth-century society[1]."

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Sometime Scholar of Pembroke College, Cambridge The object of this little book is clearly expressed on the title-page; and the title-page might be left to speak for itself, were it not for the inevitable criticism that Boswell needs no introduction.

at the time that

From this reading "The most discreet of cicerones" it has been said "is an intruder when we open our old favourite, and, without further magic, retire into that delicious nook of eighteenth-century society[1]."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading This is from the point of view of the literary man, the "true lover" of Boswell; but the _Life_ is a long and, outwardly, formidable work with which many, who might have been true lovers, have, through lack of an introduction, hardly attained even to a casual acquaintance.

which person or people

From this reading This is from the point of view of the literary man, the "true lover" of Boswell; but the _Life_ is a long and, outwardly, formidable work with which many, who might have been true lovers, have, through lack of an introduction, hardly attained even to a casual acquaintance.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This is from the point of view of the literary man, the "true lover" of Boswell; but the _Life_ is a long and, outwardly, formidable work with which many, who might have been true lovers, have, through lack of an introduction, hardly attained even to a casual acquaintance.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "The most discreet of cicerones" it has been said "is an intruder when we open our old favourite, and, without further magic, retire into that delicious nook of eighteenth-century society[1]."

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

From this reading This is from the point of view of the literary man, the "true lover" of Boswell; but the _Life_ is a long and, outwardly, formidable work with which many, who might have been true lovers, have, through lack of an introduction, hardly attained even to a casual acquaintance.

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 4 New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons Bombay} Calcutta} Macmillan and Co., Ltd. Madras} Toronto: J. M. Dent and Sons, Ltd. Tokyo: Maruzen-Kabushiki-Kaisha Being an Introduction to Boswell's _Life_ S. C. ROBERTS, M.A.