Chapter IX · Conspiracy

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

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

perfect or complete or pure

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

later than; following

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

(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 How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

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

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

react verbally

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

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

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

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

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

a youthful male person

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

permission to do something

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

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

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

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

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

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From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

at any time

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

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From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

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

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

in a willing manner

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

the act of departing

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

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

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

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

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

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

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

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

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

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

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

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

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

knowledge and intellectual ability

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

the trait of being hard to influence or control

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

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

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

apprehended with certainty

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

an old word for “no”

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

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

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

on one occasion

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

existing in possibility

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

worried and uneasy

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

an educational institution

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

not in physical motion

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

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

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

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

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

a developmental process

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading The fact was the ten or twelve months Colin Churchill had spent at Exeter had made a vast difference to his unfolding intellect.

plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

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

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

in the company of; together with

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading |After that, Colin went many days and evenings to see Cicolari: and the more he talked with him and the more he watched him, the more dissatisfied did the boy get with the intractability of wood, and the more enamoured did he become of the absolute plasticity of clay and marble.

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From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

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

From this reading How could he ever have been such a fool, he thought to himself, after having once known what he could do with the kneaded mud of Wootton lake, as to consent--nay, to consent gladly--to work in stupid, hard, irresponsive walnut, instead of in his own familiar, plastic, all potential material?

plural of “workman” — an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

From this reading He was going to school now--to the university of native art; he was learning himself and his own powers; learning to pit his own views and opinions against those of other and less artistic workmen.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Why, wood, do what you would to it, was wood still: clay, and after clay marble, would answer immediately to every mood and fancy and idea of the restless changeable human personality.