Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

not being in a specified place

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

anew

From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

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

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

plural of “barbarian” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading "'Barbarians, Philistines, Populace!'"

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

next to; at the side of

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

without doubt or question

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

a particular society at a particular time and place

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

mark as different

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

secured with bastions or fortifications

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

set up or found

From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

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From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

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

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

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

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

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

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

impressive in appearance

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

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

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

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

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.

the literary culture

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

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

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

-ing form of “lounge” — sit or recline comfortably

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

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

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

being perceived or observed

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

many times at short intervals

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

above and across; more than

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

plural of “philistine” — a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

From this reading "'Barbarians, Philistines, Populace!'"

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading "'Barbarians, Philistines, Populace!'"

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

in the near future

From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

To recall to mind.

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

recurring again and again

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

express in words

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

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

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

in or at that place or location

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

for that reason; as a result

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading And when I go through the country, and see this or that beautiful and imposing seat of theirs crowning the landscape, "There," I say to myself, "is a great fortified post of the Barbarians!"'"

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

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

in the direction of

From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.

the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

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

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

at the time that

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

which person or people

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He presently found it again, and turned laughing towards Meadows, who was trifling with a French novel.

the words that are spoken

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Do you remember this passage in _Culture and Anarchy_--'I often, therefore, when I want to distinguish clearly the aristocratic class from the Philistines proper, or middle class, name the former, in my own mind, _the Barbarians_.

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

From this reading The young golden-haired man of letters who was lounging on the grass beside Arthur Meadows repeated the words to himself in an absent voice, turning over the pages meanwhile of a book lying before him, as though in search of a passage he had noticed and lost.