1796
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY COLERIDGE 1796-1849 [Sidenote: Derwent Coleridge’s _Memoir of Hartley Coleridge_.]
1837
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
1849
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY COLERIDGE 1796-1849 [Sidenote: Derwent Coleridge’s _Memoir of Hartley Coleridge_.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
(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 His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
amazinglyadverbUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/
in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
authoritativeadjectiveUS /əˈθɔːrəteɪtɪv/
having authority or ascendancy or influence
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
autumnaladjectiveUS /ɔːˈtʌmnəl/
of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
COLERIDGEnounUS /ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading HARTLEY COLERIDGE 1796-1849 [Sidenote: Derwent Coleridge’s _Memoir of Hartley Coleridge_.]
Coleridge's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY COLERIDGE 1796-1849 [Sidenote: Derwent Coleridge’s _Memoir of Hartley Coleridge_.]
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
Derwent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY COLERIDGE 1796-1849 [Sidenote: Derwent Coleridge’s _Memoir of Hartley Coleridge_.]
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
frilledadjective
having decorative ruffles or frills
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
a man of refinement
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
governorsnounUS /ˈɡʌvərnərz/
plural of “governor” — the head of a state government
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
Green'snounUS /ɡriːnz/
possessive form of “green” — green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
HARTLEYnounUS /ˈhɑːrtli/
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
From this reading HARTLEY COLERIDGE 1796-1849 [Sidenote: Derwent Coleridge’s _Memoir of Hartley Coleridge_.]
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
and nothing more
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
a unit of instruction
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
MemoirnounUS /ˈmemwɑːr/
an account of the author's personal experiences
From this reading HARTLEY COLERIDGE 1796-1849 [Sidenote: Derwent Coleridge’s _Memoir of Hartley Coleridge_.]
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HARTLEY COLERIDGE 1796-1849 [Sidenote: Derwent Coleridge’s _Memoir of Hartley Coleridge_.]
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
peculationnoun
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
repetundarum
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
rerum
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
precisely, exactly
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
ripenessnoun
the state of being ripe
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
Sedbergh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
Shakespeare'snounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːrz/
possessive form of “shakespeare” — English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
shrilladjectiveUS /ʃrɪl/
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
Sidenote
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARTLEY COLERIDGE 1796-1849 [Sidenote: Derwent Coleridge’s _Memoir of Hartley Coleridge_.]
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
having come into contact
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
translatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
precisely as stated
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
vicenounUS /vaɪs/
moral weakness
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His shrill voice, and his quick, authoritative ‘Right! right!’ and the chuckle with which he translated ‘rerum repetundarum’ as ‘peculation, a very common vice in governors of all ages,’ after which he took a turn round the sofa--all struck me amazingly.”--1837.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
at the time that
From this reading “I first saw Hartley in the beginning, I think, of 1837, when I was at Sedbergh, and he heard us our lesson in Mr. Green’s parlour.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My impression of him was what I conceived Shakespeare’s idea of a gentleman to be, something which we like to have in a picture.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was dressed in black, his hair, just touched with gray, fell in thick waves down his back, and he had a frilled shirt on; and there was a sort of autumnal ripeness and brightness about him.
