Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

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

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

(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 But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

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

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

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

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading We tried to get an apartment at Frascati, but in vain.

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

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

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

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

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

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

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From this reading THE VILLA BARBERINI.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

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From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

plural of “current” — a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

increase twofold

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

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From this reading We tried to get an apartment at Frascati, but in vain.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

brought together in one place

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading We tried to get an apartment at Frascati, but in vain.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

of or relating to the study of history

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

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

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

set forth authoritatively as obligatory

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

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

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

inflected form of “jot” — write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

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From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

engage in

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

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

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

on one occasion

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

any broad thin expanse or surface

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

express in speech

From this reading Madame de Beaumont's melancholy life came to an end in Rome, and the Roman setting imposed itself, so to speak, at once.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

the season of growth

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

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

From this reading THE VILLA BARBERINI.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

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

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

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

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading We tried to get an apartment at Frascati, but in vain.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading We tried to get an apartment at Frascati, but in vain.

Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading THE VILLA BARBERINI.

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

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

in or at the place that

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

produce a literary work

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.

the act of creating written works

From this reading HENRY JAMES It was in the summer of 1898 that some suggestions gathered from the love-story of Châteaubriand and Madame de Beaumont, and jotted down on a sheet of note-paper, led to the writing of _Eleanor_.

but in spite of that

From this reading But to write in Rome itself, played upon by all the influences of a place where the currents of life and thought, so far as those currents are political, historical, or artistic, seem to be running at double tides, would be, I knew, impossible, and we began to make inquiries for a place outside Rome, yet not too far away, where we might spend the spring.