Chapter XVI

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

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

a component that is added to something to improve it

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

in addition

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

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

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

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

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

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

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

the force by which one object attracts another

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

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

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Of Bodies Electrical.

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

fraught with uncertainty or doubt

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

relating to or concerned with electricity

From this reading Of Bodies Electrical.

an alloy of gold and silver

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

usually; as a rule

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

coins made of gold

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

of or concerning this

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

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

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

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

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

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

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

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

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

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

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of Bodies Electrical.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

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

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

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 Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

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

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

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

From this reading [Sidenote: Bodies Electrical, what?]

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 Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

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

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

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

From this reading Having thus spoken of the Loadstone and Bodies Magnetical, I shall in the next place deliver somewhat of Electrical, and such as may seem to have attraction like the other.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

not known

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Hereof we shall also deliver what particularly spoken or not generally known is manifestly or probably true, what generally believed is also false or dubious.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading [Sidenote: Bodies Electrical, what?]

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now by Electrical bodies, I understand not such as are Metallical, mentioned by _Pliny_, and the Ancients; for their Electrum was a mixture made of Gold, with the Addition of a fifth part of Silver; a substance now as unknown as true _Aurichalcum_, or _Corinthian_ Brass, and set down among things lost by _Pancirollus_.