adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
AngelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
aspectnounUS /ˈæspekt/
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
belongverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋ/
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
calculatingadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪŋ/
acting with a specific goal
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
ceasedverbUS /siːst/
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
claimnounUS /kleɪm/
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
colderadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊldər/
comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
contemporaryadjectiveUS /kənˈtempəreri/
characteristic of the present
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
domicilenoun
(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
endears
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From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
eranounUS /ˈerə/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
excursionists
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From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
fleshnounUS /fleʃ/
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
gradesnounUS /ɡreɪdz/
plural of “grade” — a body of students who are taught together
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
henceforthadverbUS /ˈhenˈsfɔːrθ/
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
intimatelyadverbUS /ˈɪntəmətli/
in a close manner
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
literaryadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəreri/
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
materialadjectiveUS /məˈtɪriəl/
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
MinistersnounUS /ˈmɪnəstərz/
plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
outlooknounUS /ˈaʊtlʊk/
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
participantsnounUS /pɑːrˈtɪsəpənts/
plural of “participant” — someone who takes part in an activity
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
periodnounUS /ˈpɪriəd/
an amount of time
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
pietynounUS /ˈpaɪəti/
righteousness by virtue of being pious
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
PossessionnounUS /pəˈzeʃən/
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
rapidlyadverbUS /ˈræpədli/
with speed
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
reconstructionnounUS /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən/
the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
requireverbUS /ˌriːˈkwaɪər/
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
resoundverbUS /ˌriːˈsaʊnd/
ring or echo with sound
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
resuscitateverbUS /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt/
cause to regain consciousness
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
sequentadjectiveUS /ˈsiːkwənt/
in regular succession without gaps
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
Stracheynoun
English biographer and leading member of the Bloomsbury Group (1880-1932)
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
triumphantlyadverbUS /traɪˈʌmfəntli/
in a triumphant manner
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
verisimilitudenounUS /ˌverəsəˈmɪlətuːd/
the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
VictorianadjectiveUS /vɪkˈtɔːriən/
of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
Victorianism
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Some while ago, before Mr. Strachey had made the name of Victoria to resound as triumphantly as it does now, a friend asked why I should trouble to resuscitate these Victorian remains.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this period of history those who were once participants in its life can deal more intimately and with more verisimilitude than can those whose literary outlook comes later.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading My answer is because I myself am Victorian, and because the Victorianism to which I belong is now passing so rapidly into history, henceforth to present to the world a colder aspect than that which endears it to my own mind.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading We can write of it as no sequent generation will find possible; for we are bone of its bone and flesh of its flesh; and when we go, something goes with us which will require for its reconstruction, not the natural piety of a returned native, such as I claim to be, but the cold, calculating art of literary excursionists whose domicile is elsewhere.
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading _Angels and Ministers_ AND _Possession_ WERE FIRST The Victorian era has ceased to be a thing of yesterday; it has become history; and the fixed look of age, no longer contemporary in character, which now grades the period, grades also the once living material which went to its making.
