173
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From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
484
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From this reading [*†484.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
Attalus
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From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading “Let not the covetous design of growing rich,” &c.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
conformitynounUS /kənˈfɔːrməti/
correspondence in form or appearance
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
covetousadjective
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “Let not the covetous design of growing rich,” &c.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading “Let not the covetous design of growing rich,” &c.
wanted intensely
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
enquired
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From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
death of a person
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “Let not the covetous design of growing rich,” &c.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let not the covetous design of growing rich,” &c.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
engage in
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
Nicias
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From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Let not the covetous design of growing rich,” &c.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
PlinynounUS /ˈplɪni/
Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
literature in metrical form
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
prudentadjectiveUS /ˈpruːdənt/
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
on the contrary
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
possessing material wealth
From this reading “Let not the covetous design of growing rich,” &c.
Identical; not different.
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
express in words
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
shewn
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From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
talentsnounUS /ˈtælənts/
plural of “talent” — natural abilities or qualities
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We read in Pliny, that Nicias refused sixty talents from king Attalus, and rather chose to make a free gift of his picture to his country.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
(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 “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I enquired of a prudent man,” says a grave author,[173] “in what times those noble pictures were made, which now we see; and desired him to explain to me some of their subjects, which I did not well understand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We may properly say the same of painting, by reason of its conformity with poetry, as I have shewn in the first remark.
