Chapter VI

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

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences

From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

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From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

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

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

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

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

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From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading I am sure we can give him better meat and drink, and perhaps have cleaner and larger rooms to entertain him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

a university in England

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

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From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

a court with jurisdiction in equity

From this reading Or why should not _Tully_ take up his quarters in the _Inns_ of _Chancery_, as well as one of your _Colleges_?

a preparation used in cleaning something

From this reading I am sure we can give him better meat and drink, and perhaps have cleaner and larger rooms to entertain him.

plural of “college” — the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading Or why should not _Tully_ take up his quarters in the _Inns_ of _Chancery_, as well as one of your _Colleges_?

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

third-person singular of “demonstrate” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

plural of “disgust” — strong feelings of dislike

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

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From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

take in liquids

From this reading I am sure we can give him better meat and drink, and perhaps have cleaner and larger rooms to entertain him.

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

provide entertainment for

From this reading I am sure we can give him better meat and drink, and perhaps have cleaner and larger rooms to entertain him.

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From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

grow vigorously

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

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From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I am sure we can give him better meat and drink, and perhaps have cleaner and larger rooms to entertain him.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

only a very short time before

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I am sure we can give him better meat and drink, and perhaps have cleaner and larger rooms to entertain him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Or why should not _Tully_ take up his quarters in the _Inns_ of _Chancery_, as well as one of your _Colleges_?

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

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

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

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

plural of “inn” — a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading Or why should not _Tully_ take up his quarters in the _Inns_ of _Chancery_, as well as one of your _Colleges_?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

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From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

large or big relative to something else

From this reading I am sure we can give him better meat and drink, and perhaps have cleaner and larger rooms to entertain him.

of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

social deportment

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

From this reading I am sure we can give him better meat and drink, and perhaps have cleaner and larger rooms to entertain him.

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow

From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

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From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Or why should not _Tully_ take up his quarters in the _Inns_ of _Chancery_, as well as one of your _Colleges_?

and nothing more

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Or why should not _Tully_ take up his quarters in the _Inns_ of _Chancery_, as well as one of your _Colleges_?

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From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

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From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

by chance

From this reading I am sure we can give him better meat and drink, and perhaps have cleaner and larger rooms to entertain him.

a full supply

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

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From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

make believe with the intent to deceive

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading Or why should not _Tully_ take up his quarters in the _Inns_ of _Chancery_, as well as one of your _Colleges_?

-ing form of “quote” — repeat a passage from

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading I am sure we can give him better meat and drink, and perhaps have cleaner and larger rooms to entertain him.

only a very short time before

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

term of address for a man

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

to a sufficient degree

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading I am sure we can give him better meat and drink, and perhaps have cleaner and larger rooms to entertain him.

utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

carry out

From this reading Or why should not _Tully_ take up his quarters in the _Inns_ of _Chancery_, as well as one of your _Colleges_?

a woolen cap of Scottish origin

From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

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

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

in or at that place or location

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

a branch of the Tai languages

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

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

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

a fact that has been verified

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC)

From this reading Or why should not _Tully_ take up his quarters in the _Inns_ of _Chancery_, as well as one of your _Colleges_?

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From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Or why should not _Tully_ take up his quarters in the _Inns_ of _Chancery_, as well as one of your _Colleges_?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora_ POENI, _Nec tam aversus equoss TYRIA sol jungit ab urbe_.

precisely as stated

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I am sure we can give him better meat and drink, and perhaps have cleaner and larger rooms to entertain him.

(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 Or why should not _Tully_ take up his quarters in the _Inns_ of _Chancery_, as well as one of your _Colleges_?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading You are angry with me, it seems, for quoting a few _Latin_ sentences; I am afraid ’tis the meaning of them, and not the language that disgusts you; for some people can’t endure to hear the truth told them in any tongue whatever: but, under favour, _Sir_, what mighty virtue should there be in the air of _Oxford_ and _Cambridge_, that _Latin_ should only flourish there?

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Or why should not _Tully_ take up his quarters in the _Inns_ of _Chancery_, as well as one of your _Colleges_?

in the company of; together with

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _SIR_, I don’t know what plenty of _Latin_ you may have in the _University_; tho’, by the bye, I can hardly believe you are so overstock’d with it as you pretend; but I dare swear that _good manners_ are very scarce things among you, and your letter sufficiently demonstrates it.