Chapter XIV

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From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

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From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

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From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

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From this reading Feb, 1695-6.]

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From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

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From this reading Feb, 1695-6.]

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

later than; following

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

anew

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

for the reason that

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

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From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading SIR, Friday forenoon, [f.

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading Feb, 1695-6.]

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading SIR, Friday forenoon, [f.

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading SIR, Friday forenoon, [f.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

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From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

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From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

From this reading TO MR JACOB TONSON.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

something that is lost

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

a form of address for a man

From this reading TO MR JACOB TONSON.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

not one, and not any

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

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From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

term of address for a man

From this reading SIR, Friday forenoon, [f.

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From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading TO MR JACOB TONSON.

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From this reading TO MR JACOB TONSON.

a merchant who owns or manages a shop

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

precisely as stated

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

a Roman poet; author of the epic poem “Aeneid” (70-19 BC)

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

which person or people

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I shall loose enough by your bill upon Mr Knight;[116] for after having taking it all in silver, and not in half-crowns neither, but shillings and sixpences, none of the money will go; for which reason I have sent it all back again, and as the less loss will receive it in guinneys at 29 shillings each.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I receiv’d your letter very kindly,[114] because indeed I expected none; but thought you as very a tradesman as Bentley,[115] who has cursed our Virgil so heartily.