1827
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From this reading (1827.)]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
advancingadjectiveUS /ədˈvænsɪŋ/
moving forward
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
appropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
atrocitiesnounUS /əˈtrɑːsətiz/
plural of “atrocity” — the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
BARTON
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [No date.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
BERNARDnounUS /bərˈnɑːrd/
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [No date.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
Certes
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From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [No date.
conceiveverbUS /kənˈsiːv/
have the idea for
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
coupee
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From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
the specified day of the month
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [No date.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
embodyverbUS /ɪmˈbɑːdi/
represent in bodily form
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
expositornoun
a person who explains
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
fiddlingadjectiveUS /ˈfɪdlɪŋ/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
fidgetting
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From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
a man of refinement
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
handingverbUS /ˈhændɪŋ/
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
provoking horror
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [No date.
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
lemonadenounUS /ˈleməˈneɪd/
sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
lenitives
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From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
MagazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
a person who carries a message
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
methodistadjectiveUS /ˈmeθədəst/
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
not any; not one
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [No date.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
petit-maitre
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From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
presentingverbUS /prɪˈzentɪŋ/
-ing form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
reversingverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrsɪŋ/
-ing form of “reverse” — change to the contrary
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
cut with a saw
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
an educational institution
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
scrapingnounUS /ˈskreɪpɪŋ/
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
sideling
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From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
straitlocked
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From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [No date.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
literature in metrical form
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
accept gladly
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
WesleyannounUS /ˈwezliən/
a follower of Wesleyanism
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
wheyfaced
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From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
which person or people
From this reading Then task your imagination, reversing this picture, to conceive of quite an opposite messenger, a lean, straitlocked, wheyfaced methodist, for such was he in reality who brought it, the Genius (it seems) of the Wesleyan Magazine.
Widow'snounUS /ˈwɪdoʊz/
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading Certes, friend B., thy Widow's tale is too horrible, spite of the lenitives of Religion, to embody in verse: I hold prose to be the appropriate expositor of such atrocities!
in the company of; together with
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear B.B.--A gentleman I never saw before brought me your welcome present--imagine a scraping, fiddling, fidgetting, petit-maitre of a dancing school advancing into my plain parlour with a coupee and a sideling bow, and presenting the book as if he had been handing a glass of lemonade to a young miss--imagine this, and contrast it with the serious nature of the book presented!
