used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LIGHT IN A DARK PLACE.
abidingadjectiveUS /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/
lasting a long time
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
in addition
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I threw my verses away, never to resume them.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading LIGHT IN A DARK PLACE.
disgustedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstəd/
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
give expression to
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
set up or found
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
hammeringnounUS /ˈhæmərɪŋ/
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIGHT IN A DARK PLACE.
incompetencynounUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpətənsi/
lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading LIGHT IN A DARK PLACE.
Lillian
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From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
a condition requiring relief
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I threw my verses away, never to resume them.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading LIGHT IN A DARK PLACE.
poemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
literature in metrical form
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
resumeverbUS /rɪˈzuːm/
take up or begin anew
From this reading I threw my verses away, never to resume them.
express in words
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
sketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
Tennyson's
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From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I threw my verses away, never to resume them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading I threw my verses away, never to resume them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
the act of testing something
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
unequalledadjective
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So I made my first attempt at poetry--need I say that my subject was the beautiful Lillian?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It chanced also, that after hammering out half a dozen verses, I met with Mr. Tennyson's poems; and the unequalled sketches of women that I found there, while they had, with the rest of the book, a new and abiding influence on my mind, were quite enough to show me my own fatal incompetency in that line.
the words that are spoken
From this reading And need I say, too, that I was as utterly disgusted at my attempt to express her in words, as I had been at my trial with the pencil?
