Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

Having no one else present.

From this reading We alone seem to have attained to some small knowledge of Mr. Carville's peculiar record and essentially individual philosophy.

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

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

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

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

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

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

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

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

achieved or reached

From this reading We alone seem to have attained to some small knowledge of Mr. Carville's peculiar record and essentially individual philosophy.

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

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

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

From this reading Mr. Carville and his family never became the talk of the country club.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

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From this reading Mr. Carville and his family never became the talk of the country club.

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

From this reading We alone seem to have attained to some small knowledge of Mr. Carville's peculiar record and essentially individual philosophy.

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

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading Mr. Carville and his family never became the talk of the country club.

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Mr. Carville and his family never became the talk of the country club.

fall or come down violently

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

traveling across

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature

From this reading We alone seem to have attained to some small knowledge of Mr. Carville's peculiar record and essentially individual philosophy.

have an existence, be extant

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

a social unit living together

From this reading Mr. Carville and his family never became the talk of the country club.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

destroyed or killed

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

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

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

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

From this reading Mr. Carville and his family never became the talk of the country club.

(Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

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

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading We alone seem to have attained to some small knowledge of Mr. Carville's peculiar record and essentially individual philosophy.

concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

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

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading We alone seem to have attained to some small knowledge of Mr. Carville's peculiar record and essentially individual philosophy.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

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

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

a form of address for a man

From this reading We alone seem to have attained to some small knowledge of Mr. Carville's peculiar record and essentially individual philosophy.

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From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Mr. Carville and his family never became the talk of the country club.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

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

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

many times at short intervals

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

and nothing more

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading We alone seem to have attained to some small knowledge of Mr. Carville's peculiar record and essentially individual philosophy.

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading We alone seem to have attained to some small knowledge of Mr. Carville's peculiar record and essentially individual philosophy.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading We alone seem to have attained to some small knowledge of Mr. Carville's peculiar record and essentially individual philosophy.

a relation between people; (“relationship” is often used where “relation” would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of “relationship” is for human relations or states of relatedness)

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

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

From this reading We alone seem to have attained to some small knowledge of Mr. Carville's peculiar record and essentially individual philosophy.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

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

From this reading We alone seem to have attained to some small knowledge of Mr. Carville's peculiar record and essentially individual philosophy.

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From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Mr. Carville and his family never became the talk of the country club.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

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

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

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

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

(informal) small and of little importance

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

not possible to deny

From this reading For it is a sad and undeniable fact that, now the Carvilles are gone away to live on Staten Island, they seem to have ceased to exist as far as Netley is concerned.

not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

precisely as stated

From this reading MISCELLANY It has struck me often enough of late that, for an artistic and literary colony, ours is not very acute.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We alone seem to have attained to some small knowledge of Mr. Carville's peculiar record and essentially individual philosophy.

which person or people

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We alone know the relationship with the celebrated and unfortunate Icarus who achieved international fame by crossing the Atlantic, only to crash to earth, as so often happens, in a comparatively trivial enterprise.