Chapter II · Chapter 2

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From this reading Less known names are: Blakeway, J. Collins, Henley, Holt White, Letherland, Roberts, Seward, Smith, Thirlby, Tollet, and Whalley[14].

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From this reading Harness's edition, 8 volumes, 8vo, appeared in 1825.

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surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Harness's edition, 8 volumes, 8vo, appeared in 1825.

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

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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From this reading Less known names are: Blakeway, J. Collins, Henley, Holt White, Letherland, Roberts, Seward, Smith, Thirlby, Tollet, and Whalley[14].

Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

a period of 100 years

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brought together in one place

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

plural of “comment” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading Of the comments published separately during the present century the principal are:

past form of “communicate” — transmit information

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Of the comments published separately during the present century the principal are:

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading Harness's edition, 8 volumes, 8vo, appeared in 1825.

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

plural of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC)

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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From this reading Harness's edition, 8 volumes, 8vo, appeared in 1825.

English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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From this reading Less known names are: Blakeway, J. Collins, Henley, Holt White, Letherland, Roberts, Seward, Smith, Thirlby, Tollet, and Whalley[14].

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From this reading Less known names are: Blakeway, J. Collins, Henley, Holt White, Letherland, Roberts, Seward, Smith, Thirlby, Tollet, and Whalley[14].

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

From this reading Harness's edition, 8 volumes, 8vo, appeared in 1825.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Less known names are: Blakeway, J. Collins, Henley, Holt White, Letherland, Roberts, Seward, Smith, Thirlby, Tollet, and Whalley[14].

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From this reading Less known names are: Blakeway, J. Collins, Henley, Holt White, Letherland, Roberts, Seward, Smith, Thirlby, Tollet, and Whalley[14].

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

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

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the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading Of the comments published separately during the present century the principal are:

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Of the comments published separately during the present century the principal are:

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From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)

From this reading Less known names are: Blakeway, J. Collins, Henley, Holt White, Letherland, Roberts, Seward, Smith, Thirlby, Tollet, and Whalley[14].

apart from others

From this reading Of the comments published separately during the present century the principal are:

United States politician who as Secretary of State in 1867 arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia (known at the time as Seward's Folly) (1801-1872)

From this reading Less known names are: Blakeway, J. Collins, Henley, Holt White, Letherland, Roberts, Seward, Smith, Thirlby, Tollet, and Whalley[14].

term of address for a man

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Less known names are: Blakeway, J. Collins, Henley, Holt White, Letherland, Roberts, Seward, Smith, Thirlby, Tollet, and Whalley[14].

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

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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From this reading Less known names are: Blakeway, J. Collins, Henley, Holt White, Letherland, Roberts, Seward, Smith, Thirlby, Tollet, and Whalley[14].

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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From this reading Less known names are: Blakeway, J. Collins, Henley, Holt White, Letherland, Roberts, Seward, Smith, Thirlby, Tollet, and Whalley[14].

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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From this reading Harness's edition, 8 volumes, 8vo, appeared in 1825.

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Harness's edition, 8 volumes, 8vo, appeared in 1825.

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From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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From this reading Less known names are: Blakeway, J. Collins, Henley, Holt White, Letherland, Roberts, Seward, Smith, Thirlby, Tollet, and Whalley[14].

a Caucasian

From this reading Less known names are: Blakeway, J. Collins, Henley, Holt White, Letherland, Roberts, Seward, Smith, Thirlby, Tollet, and Whalley[14].

belonging to which person

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.

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

From this reading Among those whose notes were communicated to or collected by various editors from Johnson to Boswell, the best known names are the following: Sir William Blackstone, Dr Burney, Bennet Langton, Collins the poet, Sir J. Hawkins, Musgrave, the editor of _Euripides_, Dr Percy, editor of the _Reliques_, and Thomas Warton.