used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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Amatoria
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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one or some or every or all without specification
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bewitchingadjective
capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading I fear my _Hiberniana_ is closed, and a volume of more dangerous, more delightful tendency, draws towards its bewitching subject every truant thought.
cannot
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not open or affording passage or access
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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading To him who is deep in the _Philosophia Amatoria_, every other science is cold and vapid.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading I fear my _Hiberniana_ is closed, and a volume of more dangerous, more delightful tendency, draws towards its bewitching subject every truant thought.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading To him who is deep in the _Philosophia Amatoria_, every other science is cold and vapid.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading I fear my _Hiberniana_ is closed, and a volume of more dangerous, more delightful tendency, draws towards its bewitching subject every truant thought.
drawsnounUS /drɔːz/
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
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ESQnoun
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I fear my _Hiberniana_ is closed, and a volume of more dangerous, more delightful tendency, draws towards its bewitching subject every truant thought.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The oral legend of the Prince, and the historic lore of the priest, all go for nothing!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The oral legend of the Prince, and the historic lore of the priest, all go for nothing!
Hiberniana
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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him who is deep in the _Philosophia Amatoria_, every other science is cold and vapid.
historicadjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪk/
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
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the aggregate of past events
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To him who is deep in the _Philosophia Amatoria_, every other science is cold and vapid.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I fear my _Hiberniana_ is closed, and a volume of more dangerous, more delightful tendency, draws towards its bewitching subject every truant thought.
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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legendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
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lorenounUS /lɔːr/
knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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belonging to the person speaking
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not one thing; not anything
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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oraladjectiveUS /ˈɔːrəl/
using speech rather than writing
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not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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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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Philosophia
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a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
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a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
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make a promise or commitment
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a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading To him who is deep in the _Philosophia Amatoria_, every other science is cold and vapid.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
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tendencynounUS /ˈtendənsi/
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To him who is deep in the _Philosophia Amatoria_, every other science is cold and vapid.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I fear my _Hiberniana_ is closed, and a volume of more dangerous, more delightful tendency, draws towards its bewitching subject every truant thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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in the direction of
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truantnounUS /ˈtruːənt/
one who is absent from school without permission
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vapidadjectiveUS /ˈvæpɪd/
lacking taste or flavor or tang
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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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which person or people
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the person or people being spoken to
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