Chapter 10 of The Tatler, Volume 1 is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of The Tatler, Volume 1 is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Footnote 389: See _Spectator_, No. 97.] [Footnote 390: A sword. Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century. San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.] [Footnote 391: A pillar, the design on one side of a coin, bearing on the other a cross.
Chapter 10 of The Tatler, Volume 1 is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make up
From this reading “[Footnote 391: A pillar, the design on one side of a coin, bearing on the other a cross.”
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading “San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.]”
a regular customer
From this reading “San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.]”
a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading “[Footnote 391: A pillar, the design on one side of a coin, bearing on the other a cross.”
city in the northern Dominican Republic
From this reading “San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.]”
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading “Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.”
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading “Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.”
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
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From this reading [Footnote 389: See _Spectator_, No. 97.]
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From this reading [Footnote 390: A sword.
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From this reading [Footnote 391: A pillar, the design on one side of a coin, bearing on the other a cross.
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From this reading [Footnote 389: See _Spectator_, No. 97.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Footnote 390: A sword.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading [Footnote 391: A pillar, the design on one side of a coin, bearing on the other a cross.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
a period of 100 years
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
make up
From this reading [Footnote 391: A pillar, the design on one side of a coin, bearing on the other a cross.
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.]
travel across or pass over
From this reading [Footnote 391: A pillar, the design on one side of a coin, bearing on the other a cross.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading [Footnote 391: A pillar, the design on one side of a coin, bearing on the other a cross.
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From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 389: See _Spectator_, No. 97.]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.]
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.]
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
not any; not one
From this reading [Footnote 389: See _Spectator_, No. 97.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.]
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Footnote 391: A pillar, the design on one side of a coin, bearing on the other a cross.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [Footnote 391: A pillar, the design on one side of a coin, bearing on the other a cross.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading [Footnote 391: A pillar, the design on one side of a coin, bearing on the other a cross.
a regular customer
From this reading San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.]
a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading [Footnote 391: A pillar, the design on one side of a coin, bearing on the other a cross.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.]
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From this reading San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.]
city in the northern Dominican Republic
From this reading San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.]
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [Footnote 389: See _Spectator_, No. 97.]
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading [Footnote 391: A pillar, the design on one side of a coin, bearing on the other a cross.
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.]
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading [Footnote 389: See _Spectator_, No. 97.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading San Diego is a corruption of Santiago (St. James), the patron saint of Spain.]
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading [Footnote 390: A sword.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Don Diego was a familiar name for a Spaniard with both English and French writers in the seventeenth century.
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