expound
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"But how, or why, in this apartment, nymph?" said George Heriot— "Expound that to me, for I think the riddle needs reading."
From The Fortunes of Nigel by Scott, Walter, Sir
Expound, eks-pownd′, v.t. to expose, or lay open the meaning of: to explain: to interpret: to explain in a certain way.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Then he called the oneiromants and the astrologers and said to them "Expound to me my dream!"
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
True Bramin, in the morning meadows wet, Expound the Vedas of the violet, Or, hid in vines, peeping through many a loop, See the plum redden, and the beurré stoop.
From May-Day and Other Pieces by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
"Expound unto us, neighbour," said goodman Hyde, the tanner, "what is your version of such a wild beast?"
From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry
Vocabulary lists containing expound
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Animal Farm
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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