Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

(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 Cornelia had lost all desire to die now.

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

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

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From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

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From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

plural of “bark” — tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

plural of “cavern” — any large dark enclosed space

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

a creation of the highest excellence

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

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From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Cornelia had lost all desire to die now.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Cornelia had lost all desire to die now.

sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

a deliberately false or improbable account

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

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

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

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

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

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

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

for more time

From this reading She no longer thought of suicide.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Cornelia had lost all desire to die now.

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From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

a native or inhabitant of Naples

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

a port city in southeastern Wales

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

not any; not one

From this reading She no longer thought of suicide.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

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

From this reading Cornelia had lost all desire to die now.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

many times at short intervals

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

literature in metrical form

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She no longer thought of suicide.

used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

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From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

impressive in appearance

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

the act of killing yourself

From this reading She no longer thought of suicide.

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From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

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

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading She no longer thought of suicide.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

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

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

plural of “villa” — Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

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

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

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From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

in or at the place that

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading What Befell at Baiae I Cornelia was at Baiae, the famous watering-place, upon the classic Neapolitan bay,--which was the Brighton or Newport of the Roman.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The whole country about was one city of stately villas, of cool groves, of bright gardens; a huge pleasure world, where freedom too often became license; where the dregs of the nectar cup too often meant physical ruin and moral death.

belonging to which person

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Here was the haunt of the sybarites, whose gay barks skimmed the shallow waters of the Lucrine lake; and not far off slumbered in its volcanic hollow that other lake, Avernus, renowned in legend and poetry, through whose caverns, fable had it, lay the entrance to the world of the dead.