Chapter XVIII

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

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

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passing reference or indirect mention

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

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(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

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nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

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

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in or near a particular place or position

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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I need not now record what he said, but it was so kindly and helpful that I began to feel a strange sensation--that of hope.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But my efforts in this direction suddenly received a most unexpected and gratifying fillip.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

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at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

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a line of units following one after another

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

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zealous in devotion or affection

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a line leading to a place or point

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discovered or determined by scientific observation

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

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

aimless wandering from place to place

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plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

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to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading I need not now record what he said, but it was so kindly and helpful that I began to feel a strange sensation--that of hope.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

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mat together and make felt-like

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

anything that tends to arouse

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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especially of writing or speech; going before

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grant freedom to; free from confinement

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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brought together in one place

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diffusing warmth and friendliness

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-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

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pleasing to the mind or feeling

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an established custom

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

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

From this reading I need not now record what he said, but it was so kindly and helpful that I began to feel a strange sensation--that of hope.

providing assistance or serving a useful function

From this reading I need not now record what he said, but it was so kindly and helpful that I began to feel a strange sensation--that of hope.

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

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading I need not now record what he said, but it was so kindly and helpful that I began to feel a strange sensation--that of hope.

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

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on condition that; in the event that

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past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

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past form of “imbibe” — take in, also metaphorically

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

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lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

moving to the inside of something

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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a writer for newspapers and magazines

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of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism

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the emotion of great happiness

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and nothing more

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showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

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immediately past

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a public lecturer at certain universities

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a room where books are kept

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of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading THE JOY OF SUCCESS Now from the foregoing chapter it will be gathered that all unconsciously I was drifting into the habit of writing, in a literary and journalistic sense, for payment.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

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produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

used to form the superlative

From this reading But my efforts in this direction suddenly received a most unexpected and gratifying fillip.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But my efforts in this direction suddenly received a most unexpected and gratifying fillip.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading I need not now record what he said, but it was so kindly and helpful that I began to feel a strange sensation--that of hope.

information about recent and important events

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I need not now record what he said, but it was so kindly and helpful that I began to feel a strange sensation--that of hope.

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

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the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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many times at short intervals

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

plural of “paragraph” — one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

From this reading THE JOY OF SUCCESS Now from the foregoing chapter it will be gathered that all unconsciously I was drifting into the habit of writing, in a literary and journalistic sense, for payment.

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

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affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading But my efforts in this direction suddenly received a most unexpected and gratifying fillip.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading I need not now record what he said, but it was so kindly and helpful that I began to feel a strange sensation--that of hope.

plural of “reward” — a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I need not now record what he said, but it was so kindly and helpful that I began to feel a strange sensation--that of hope.

of or relating to the practice of science

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading I need not now record what he said, but it was so kindly and helpful that I began to feel a strange sensation--that of hope.

a general conscious awareness

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100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I need not now record what he said, but it was so kindly and helpful that I began to feel a strange sensation--that of hope.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

rousing or quickening activity or the senses

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

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

From this reading I need not now record what he said, but it was so kindly and helpful that I began to feel a strange sensation--that of hope.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

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happening unexpectedly

From this reading But my efforts in this direction suddenly received a most unexpected and gratifying fillip.

under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE JOY OF SUCCESS Now from the foregoing chapter it will be gathered that all unconsciously I was drifting into the habit of writing, in a literary and journalistic sense, for payment.

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

From this reading THE JOY OF SUCCESS Now from the foregoing chapter it will be gathered that all unconsciously I was drifting into the habit of writing, in a literary and journalistic sense, for payment.

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

From this reading But my efforts in this direction suddenly received a most unexpected and gratifying fillip.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

showing fear and lack of confidence

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

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

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

without awareness

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not expected or anticipated

From this reading But my efforts in this direction suddenly received a most unexpected and gratifying fillip.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

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

From this reading THE JOY OF SUCCESS Now from the foregoing chapter it will be gathered that all unconsciously I was drifting into the habit of writing, in a literary and journalistic sense, for payment.

a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I need not now record what he said, but it was so kindly and helpful that I began to feel a strange sensation--that of hope.

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

From this reading It was a timid and tentative sort of beginning, and I often felt the rewards totally inadequate, especially in the matter of newspaper paragraphs, of which I sent out a good number.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading THE JOY OF SUCCESS Now from the foregoing chapter it will be gathered that all unconsciously I was drifting into the habit of writing, in a literary and journalistic sense, for payment.

author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

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in the company of; together with

From this reading Glancing one day in the Free Library through the columns of the Illustrated London News, I discovered, with a pleasant feeling at the pit of the stomach, as if I had just imbibed something warm and stimulating, that Dr Andrew Wilson, that genial kindly journalist and lecturer, had devoted his weekly column to my scientific article, allusion to which was made at the close of the last chapter.

the act of creating written works

From this reading THE JOY OF SUCCESS Now from the foregoing chapter it will be gathered that all unconsciously I was drifting into the habit of writing, in a literary and journalistic sense, for payment.