Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

(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 But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

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

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

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

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

in an approving manner

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

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

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

a formal organization of people or groups of people

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

the wood from bushes or small branches

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

plural of “cherub” — a sweet innocent baby

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

growing close together but not in dense mats

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist

From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

following accepted customs and proprieties

From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

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

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

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From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

absence of light or illumination

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

in a proud and domineering manner

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

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From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

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

From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

divisible by two

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

make plain and comprehensible

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

to a faint degree or weakly perceived

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

a slight suggestion or vague understanding

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

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

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

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From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

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

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

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From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

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From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

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

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)

From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

supporting yourself on your knees

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

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

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

a particular point in time

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

of an obscure nature

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

not any; not one

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

not one, and not any

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

not divisible by two

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

obtain a patent for

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

the property of being remote

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

past form of “reveal” — make visible

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

cut with a saw

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

the display of a motion picture

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

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

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

having a sharp inclination

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

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From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

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

From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

in or at that place or location

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

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

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

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

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.

marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

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

From this reading The other picture was the "Communion of Jerome," by Domenichino--a stiff, conventional design enough.

cover with wax

From this reading The cherubs hanging in air might have been made of wax or even metal--there was no aerial quality about them--they cumbered the place!

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From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

in a weary manner

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

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

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

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

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

showing pensive sadness

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The faults of each were patent to him; but something in that moment shone through; one looked through a half-open door, and saw some beautiful mystery being celebrated within, something that one could not explain or analyse, but which was none the less certainly there.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading But the wistful look of the old worn saint, kneeling so faintly, so wearily, the pure lines of the shrine, the waxlights, the stiff robes of the priest, the open arch showing an odd, clustered, castellated house, rising on its steep rocks among dark brushwood, with a glimmering pool below, and mysterious persons drawing near--it all had a tyrannical effect on Hugh's mind.

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

From this reading Probably a conventional critic would have spoken approvingly of the Raphael and disdainfully enough of the Domenichino--but the point to Hugh was not in the art revealed, but in the association, the remoteness, the suggestiveness of the pictures.