Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

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

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

plural of “advance” — a movement forward

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

(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 When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

-ing form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

in addition

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

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

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading I arose from breakfast a hundred times,--now walking impatiently towards the window, now strolling into the drawing-room.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

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

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

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From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading I arose from breakfast a hundred times,--now walking impatiently towards the window, now strolling into the drawing-room.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

without care or concern

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

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From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

past form of “contrast” — put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

strikingly different; tending to contrast

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

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

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

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From this reading I arose from breakfast a hundred times,--now walking impatiently towards the window, now strolling into the drawing-room.

plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

(of sounds) repeating by reflection

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

separation resulting from hostility

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

divisible by two

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

a social unit living together

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

plural of “feud” — a bitter quarrel between two parties

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

inflected form of “flag” — communicate or signal with a flag

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

set up or found

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

sexually unresponsive

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

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From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

in a joyous manner

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

a state of partial or total darkness

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

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From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

light informal conversation for social occasions

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

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

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

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

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

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

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

ten 10s

From this reading I arose from breakfast a hundred times,--now walking impatiently towards the window, now strolling into the drawing-room.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

with impatience; in an impatient manner

From this reading I arose from breakfast a hundred times,--now walking impatiently towards the window, now strolling into the drawing-room.

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

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

-ing form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I arose from breakfast a hundred times,--now walking impatiently towards the window, now strolling into the drawing-room.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

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

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

in the recent past

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

with laughter; while laughing

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

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

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

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

From this reading NEW VIEWS.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

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

From this reading I arose from breakfast a hundred times,--now walking impatiently towards the window, now strolling into the drawing-room.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

above and across; more than

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

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

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

existing or coming before

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

plural of “print” — the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

the manner in which something is greeted

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

past form of “reverberate” — ring or echo with sound

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

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From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

characterized by or preferring solitude

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

From this reading I arose from breakfast a hundred times,--now walking impatiently towards the window, now strolling into the drawing-room.

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

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

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

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

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

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

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

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

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading I arose from breakfast a hundred times,--now walking impatiently towards the window, now strolling into the drawing-room.

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

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

in the direction of

From this reading I arose from breakfast a hundred times,--now walking impatiently towards the window, now strolling into the drawing-room.

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

undergoing no change when acted upon

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

characterized by variety

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

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

From this reading NEW VIEWS.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading I arose from breakfast a hundred times,--now walking impatiently towards the window, now strolling into the drawing-room.

the sensation caused by heat energy

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

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

From this reading Around, on every side, lay scattered the prints and drawings, as Baby had thrown them carelessly upon the floor; her handkerchief was also there.

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

From this reading Never alluding, even by accident, to my late estrangement; never, by a chance speech, indicating that they felt any soreness for the past,--they talked away about the gossip of the country: its feuds, its dinners, its assizes, its balls, its garrisons,--all the varied subjects of country life were gayly and laughingly discussed; and when, as I entered my own silent and deserted home, and contrasted its look of melancholy and gloom with the gay and merry scene I so lately parted from, when my echoing steps reverberated along the flagged hall,--I thought of the happy family picture I left behind me, and could not help avowing to myself that the goods of fortune I possessed were but ill dispensed, when, in the midst of every means and appliance for comfort and happiness, I lived a solitary man, companionless and alone.

at the time that

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

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

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading I arose from breakfast a hundred times,--now walking impatiently towards the window, now strolling into the drawing-room.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When I found myself the next morning at home, I could not help ruminating over the strange adventures of the preceding day, and felt a kind of self-reproach at the frigid manner in which I had hitherto treated all the Blake advances, contrasting so ill for me with the unaffected warmth and kind good-nature of their reception.