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Brewer's: Reader

In the University of Oxford, one who reads lectures on scientific subjects. In the Inns of Court, one who reads lectures in law. In printing, one who reads and corrects the proof-sheets of…

Notes to the Reader

Book: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Notes to the ReaderThe reader will perhaps also be helped by the following list of the Greek and Latin names of the gods…

Allingham, Margery

(Encyclopedia) Allingham, MargeryAllingham, Margeryălˈĭng-əm [key], 1904–66, English detective-story writer, b. London. Most of her novels feature Mr. Albert Campion, a scholarly detective of noble…

Bellah, Robert Neelly

(Encyclopedia) Bellah, Robert NeellyBellah, Robert Neellybĕlˈə [key],1927–2013, American sociologist and educator. He was educated at Harvard (Ph.D., 1955) and taught there before becoming Elliot…

Last Supper

(Encyclopedia) Last Supper, in the New Testament, meal taken by Jesus and his disciples on the eve of the passion. Jesus broke bread and passed a cup of wine among the disciples, identifying himself…

Nicolson, Marjorie Hope

(Encyclopedia) Nicolson, Marjorie Hope, 1894–1981, American educator, b. Yonkers, N.Y., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1914; M.A., 1918) and Yale (Ph.D., 1920). She was dean and professor at Smith…

Positively Last Appearance

Positively Last Appearance“Upon my word, I feel as if I lived in a powder-magazine, and don't know which barrel will explode next, and send me flying,” said Mrs Jo to herself next day, as she…

The Devil's Dictionary: Proof-reader

by Ambrose Bierce PROOFPROPERTYPROOF-READER -n. A malefactor who atones for making your writing nonsense by permitting the compositor to make it unintelligible.

Walt Whitman: Thou Reader

Thou ReaderThou reader throbbest life and pride and love the same as I, Therefore for thee the following chants.