Chapter IV

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

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

later than; following

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

(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 True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

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From this reading Of the Amphisbæna.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

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

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

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

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

past form of “ascribe” — attribute or credit to

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

at or to or toward the back or rear

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

plural of “beetle” — insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

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From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

with confidence; in a confident manner

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

without stop or interruption

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

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From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

one or the other of two

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

divisible by two

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

plural of “fable” — a deliberately false or improbable account

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

resembling starch

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

an old form of “has”

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

ten 10s

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

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

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

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From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

staying power

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

engage in

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

the force of workers available

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

used to form the superlative

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

plural of “moth” — typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

as might be expected

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of the Amphisbæna.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

the local environment

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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 That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

a series with a definite pattern of advance

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

inflected form of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

in a regular manner

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

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From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

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From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

plural of “stomach” — an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

past form of “term” — name formally or designate with a term

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

plural of “testicle” — one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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

From this reading Of the Amphisbæna.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

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

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

not possible to deny

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

an old word for “to”

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

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

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Some have three Testicles, as _Aristotle_ speaks of the Buzzard; and some have four stomachs, as horned and ruminating Animals; but for the principle parts, the Liver, Heart, and especially the brains; regularly they are but one in any kind or species whatsoever.

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From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

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

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

during the time that

From this reading Whereunto while men assent, and can believe a bicipitous conformation in any continued species, they admit a gemination of principle parts, not naturally discovered in any Animal.

which person or people

From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

in the company of; together with

From this reading True it is that other parts in Animals are not equal; for some make their progression with many legs, even to the number of an hundred, as _Juli_, _Scolopendræ_; or such as are termed _Centipedes_: some fly with two wings, as Birds and many Insects, some with four, as all farinaceous or mealy-winged Animals, as Butterflies, and Moths: all vaginipennous or sheath-winged Insects, as Beetles and Dorrs.

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From this reading That the Amphisbæna, that is, a smaller kind of Serpent, which moveth forward and backward, hath two heads, or one at either extream, was affirmed first by _Nicander_, and after by many others, by the Author of the Book _De Theriaca ad Pisonem_, ascribed unto _Galen_; more plainly _Pliny_, _Geminum habet caput, tanquam parum esset uno ore effundi venenum_: but _Ælian_ most confidently, who referring the conceit of _Chimera_ and _Hydra_ unto Fables, hath set down this as an undeniable truth.