Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

plural of “accomplishment” — the action of accomplishing something

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

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

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Yet it will repay attention.

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

superlative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

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

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

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

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

half the width of an em

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

opinion or judgment

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

plural of “glance” — a quick look

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

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

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

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

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet it will repay attention.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

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

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

a polite name for any woman

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

used to form the superlative

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

a clever remark

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

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

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

the time that has elapsed

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

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

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

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

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

pay back

From this reading Yet it will repay attention.

precisely, exactly

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

an educational institution

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

marked by the appetites and passions of the body

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

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

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

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

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

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

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

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

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

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

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

precisely as stated

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

a vivid mental image

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

a listing of the words used in some enterprise

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

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

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

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

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

at the time that

From this reading for what did she care for such particulars when her eyes were at their clearest?

which person or people

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Yet it will repay attention.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Her perception was intellectual; and to the penetrating glances of her mental vision the objects of the sensual world were mere irrelevance.

the act of creating written works

From this reading The kind of writing produced by such a quality of mind may seem thin and barren to those accustomed to the wealth and variety of the Romantic school.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading The vocabulary is very small; but every word is the right one; this old lady of high society, who had never given a thought to her style, who wrote--and spelt--by the light of nature, was a past mistress of that most difficult of literary accomplishments--'l'art de dire en un mot tout ce qu'un mot peut dire.'

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet it will repay attention.