1
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From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
1813
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From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
1898
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From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
274
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From this reading 274.] [di] _To share the Master's "bread and salt."_--[MS.]
3
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From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
76
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From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
consider or hold as true
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
adoptverbUS /əˈdɑːpt/
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading and so on.
any person at all
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
appendedverbUS /əˈpendɪd/
past form of “append” — add to the very end
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading 274.] [di] _To share the Master's "bread and salt."_--[MS.]
terminate
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
correctionnounUS /kərˈekʃən/
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
di
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From this reading 274.] [di] _To share the Master's "bread and salt."_--[MS.]
discretionnounUS /dɪˈskreʃən/
freedom to act or judge on one's own
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
don't
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From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
one or the other of two
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
an opposing military force
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
ensuresverbUS /enˈʃʊrz/
third-person singular of “ensure” — make certain of
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
divisible by two
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
iinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
go away from a place
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
the literary culture
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
Master'snounUS /ˈmæstərz/
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading 274.] [di] _To share the Master's "bread and salt."_--[MS.]
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
a particular point in time
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
MSnounUS /mɪz/
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading 274.] [di] _To share the Master's "bread and salt."_--[MS.]
MurraynounUS /ˈmɜːri/
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
a brief written record
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading and so on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
partakeverbUS /pɑːrˈteɪk/
have some of the qualities or attributes of something
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
a human being
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading 274.] [di] _To share the Master's "bread and salt."_--[MS.]
have in common
From this reading 274.] [di] _To share the Master's "bread and salt."_--[MS.]
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading and so on.
StiltonnounUS /ˈstɪltən/
English blue cheese
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
supraadverbUS /ˈsuːprə/
(in writing) at an earlier place
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 274.] [di] _To share the Master's "bread and salt."_--[MS.]
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
vide
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From this reading "I leave this (_vide supra_, note 1) to your discretion; if anybody thinks the old line a good one or the cheese a bad one, don't accept either.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [76] [To partake of food--to break bread and taste salt with your host, ensures the safety of the guest: even though an enemy, his person from that moment becomes sacred.--(Note appended to Letter of October 3, 1813.)
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you adopt this correction? and pray accept a cheese from me for your trouble."--Letter to John Murray, Stilton, October 3, 1813, _Letters_, 1898, ii.
