Chapter I

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From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

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

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

acted upon; influenced

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

in the past

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading I and his second reason for contentment happened to arrive almost simultaneously at the wrought-iron gate that opened on to his little front garden.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

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

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading I and his second reason for contentment happened to arrive almost simultaneously at the wrought-iron gate that opened on to his little front garden.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

only a very short time before

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Philip had at least two good reasons for being in high feather that morning.

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From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

plural of “byway” — a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

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From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

happiness with one's situation in life

From this reading I and his second reason for contentment happened to arrive almost simultaneously at the wrought-iron gate that opened on to his little front garden.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

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

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

divisible by two

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

join tongue and groove, in carpentry

From this reading Philip had at least two good reasons for being in high feather that morning.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Philip had at least two good reasons for being in high feather that morning.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading I and his second reason for contentment happened to arrive almost simultaneously at the wrought-iron gate that opened on to his little front garden.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading I and his second reason for contentment happened to arrive almost simultaneously at the wrought-iron gate that opened on to his little front garden.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading I and his second reason for contentment happened to arrive almost simultaneously at the wrought-iron gate that opened on to his little front garden.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

endowed with talent or talents

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Philip had at least two good reasons for being in high feather that morning.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Philip had at least two good reasons for being in high feather that morning.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading I and his second reason for contentment happened to arrive almost simultaneously at the wrought-iron gate that opened on to his little front garden.

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

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Philip had at least two good reasons for being in high feather that morning.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

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

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

an event that causes someone to die

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Philip had at least two good reasons for being in high feather that morning.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

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From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I and his second reason for contentment happened to arrive almost simultaneously at the wrought-iron gate that opened on to his little front garden.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

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

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading I and his second reason for contentment happened to arrive almost simultaneously at the wrought-iron gate that opened on to his little front garden.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

plural of “painter” — an artist who paints

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

by chance

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

plural of “phenomenon” — any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

pertaining to or consisting of pictures

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

pen made from a bird's feather

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading I and his second reason for contentment happened to arrive almost simultaneously at the wrought-iron gate that opened on to his little front garden.

plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Philip had at least two good reasons for being in high feather that morning.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading I and his second reason for contentment happened to arrive almost simultaneously at the wrought-iron gate that opened on to his little front garden.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

having a handwritten signature

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

at the same instant

From this reading I and his second reason for contentment happened to arrive almost simultaneously at the wrought-iron gate that opened on to his little front garden.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

unusual or striking

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

not in physical motion

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

express in words

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

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

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

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

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

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

From this reading Philip had at least two good reasons for being in high feather that morning.

radically distinctive and without equal

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

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

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.

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

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

which person or people

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The circumstances were singular--perhaps even unique; the consequences affected a number of people in various interesting ways and byways; and since the manner of telling the story has been left entirely to me, I will begin with the breakfast-party that Philip Esdaile gave that morning at his studio in Lennox Street, Chelsea.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

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From this reading I and his second reason for contentment happened to arrive almost simultaneously at the wrought-iron gate that opened on to his little front garden.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The tale I am setting out to tell has to do with the killing, on a May morning of the year 1919, of one young man by another who claimed, and still claims, to have been his friend.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading The first of these was that barely a week ago, with a magnificent new quill pen, he had signed the Roll, had shaken august hands, and was now Philip Esdaile, A.R.A., probably the most gifted among the younger generation of painters of the pictorial phenomena of Light.