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From this reading _Denn._ _Cato, Cato, Cato._ Page 204, line 2.
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
Alcmena
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From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
BrownenounUS /braʊn/
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
cabbaging
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From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
Cato
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From this reading _Denn._ _Cato, Cato, Cato._ Page 204, line 2.
citesnounUS /saɪts/
plural of “cite” — a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
cross-leggedadverb
with the legs crossed
From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
Denn
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From this reading _Denn._ _Cato, Cato, Cato._ Page 204, line 2.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Page 204, at the end.
EnquirynounUS /ɪnˈkwaɪriː/
an instance of questioning
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
EnviousadjectiveUS /ˈenviəs/
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
Epidemica
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From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
ErrorsnounUS /ˈerərz/
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
Juno'snounUS /ˈdʒuːnoʊz/
possessive form of “juno” — (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
Junos
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From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
last-named
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From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading _Denn._ _Cato, Cato, Cato._ Page 204, line 2.
Lucina
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From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading _Denn._ _Cato, Cato, Cato._ Page 204, line 2.
posturenounUS /ˈpɑːstʃər/
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
prolongverbUS /prəˈlɔːŋ/
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
Pseudodoxia
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From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
express in words
From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
speaksverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
tailorsnounUS /ˈteɪlərz/
plural of “tailor” — a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
travailnounUS /trəˈveɪl/
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading _Envious Junos._ Lucina, at Juno's bidding, sat cross-legged before Alcmena to prolong her travail.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
vegetablenounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəl/
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
veneficious
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From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
VulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading Sir Thomas Browne in his _Pseudodoxia Epidemica; or, Enquiry into Vulgar Errors_, Book V., speaks of the posture as "veneficious," and cites Juno's case.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Well known that this last-named vegetable._ This is the old joke about tailors "cabbaging," that is to say, stealing cloth.
