Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

perfect or complete or pure

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

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From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

socially disoriented

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

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

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

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

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

plural of “aspect” — a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

of or relating to the sky

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading So, then, one chapter in my life had finished.

a straight line connecting two points on a curve

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

made or joined or united into one

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

(American football) a successful forward pass in football

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

the extent downward or backward or inward

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

showing lack of emotional involvement

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

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From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

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

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

divisible by two

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

at any time

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

third-person singular of “evoke” — call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

a quantity much larger than is needed

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

no longer active; extinguished

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading So, then, one chapter in my life had finished.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

for a limitless time

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

intended to deceive

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

-ing form of “fume” — be mad, angry, or furious

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading So, then, one chapter in my life had finished.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

with the head foremost

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

moving with great haste

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

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

From this reading So, then, one chapter in my life had finished.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF STRIFE.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

go away from a place

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading So, then, one chapter in my life had finished.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

come into view indistinctly, often threateningly

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

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

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading So, then, one chapter in my life had finished.

of an obscure nature

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

not any; not one

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF STRIFE.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading So, then, one chapter in my life had finished.

an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

the act of doing or performing again

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

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From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

any process serving to define the shape of something

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So, then, one chapter in my life had finished.

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

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

lack of agreement or harmony

From this reading INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF STRIFE.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

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

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

plural of “sunset” — the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

maintained at length without interruption or weakening

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

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

From this reading INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF STRIFE.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading So, then, one chapter in my life had finished.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

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

From this reading INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF STRIFE.

plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

superlative of “true” — consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

plural of “vanity” — feelings of excessive pride

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

a state of depression

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

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

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

at the time that

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

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

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

in the company of; together with

From this reading No Eden of lakes and forest lawns, such as the _mirage_ suddenly evokes in Arabian sands,--no pageant of air-built battlements and towers, that ever burned in dream-like silence amongst the vapors of summer sunsets, mocking and repeating with celestial pencil "the fuming vanities of earth,"--could leave behind it the mixed impression of so much truth combined with so much absolute delusion.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.

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

From this reading Truest of all things it seemed by the excess of that happiness which it had sustained: most fraudulent it seemed of all things, when looked back upon as some mysterious parenthesis in the current of life, "self-withdrawn into a wonderous depth," hurrying as if with headlong malice to extinction, and alienated by _every_ feature from the new aspects of life that seemed to await me.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF STRIFE.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Already, before the completion of my sixth year, this first chapter had run its circle, had rendered up its music to the final chord--might seem even, like ripe fruit from a tree, to have detached itself forever from all the rest of the arras that was shaping itself within my loom of life.