Chapter I

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

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

put in effect

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

highly skilled

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

acquired as your own by free choice

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

later than; following

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

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

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

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

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

eagerly desirous

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

possessive form of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

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

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

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

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

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

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

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

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

requiring full use of your abilities or resources

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

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From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

having or capable of producing colors

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

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

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

divisible by two

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

the property of being wild or turbulent

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

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From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

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From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

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

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

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

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

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

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

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

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

characterized by enmity or ill will

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

an instinctive motive

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

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

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

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

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

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

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

for more time

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

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From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

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From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

not any; not one

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

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From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

by chance

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

restricted to something

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

to say, state, or perform again

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

plural of “romantic” — a soulful or amorous idealist

From this reading Later on he was, perhaps, a little too anxious to represent himself as having intended from the first to parody the fierceness and the "local colour" of the Romantics.

A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

possessive form of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

required or under orders

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

your usual mood

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

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

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

a special situation

From this reading He did one thing after another, as if challenging himself to accomplish a certain end, and then, that end accomplished, he no longer cared to repeat it.

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From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

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

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

in the direction of

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

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

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

precisely as stated

From this reading He began his career by two very serious mystifications, _Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul_, a collection of short plays supposed to be translated from the Spanish, and _La Guzla_, a collection of ballads in prose supposed to be translated from the Illyrian.

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

From this reading Mérimée's temperament was really that of the scholar, not of the artist, and even his art came to him as a kind of scholarship.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

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

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading That is the scholar's way, not the artist's; and the scholar's instinct is seen, too, in that too purely critical attitude which he adopted, towards others and towards himself, working in almost a hostile fashion upon every impulse, so as to destroy his interest in any part of his work but the way in which it was done.