Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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From this reading NEW STYLE 1.

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

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

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

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

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

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

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From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

deem to be

From this reading Consider, for example, the work of Ellen Glasgow.

characteristic of the present

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

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From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

third-person singular of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading Consider, for example, the work of Ellen Glasgow.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Consider, for example, the work of Ellen Glasgow.

many times at short intervals

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

a first-year undergraduate

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

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

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

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

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

of or relating to the study of history

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

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

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

plural of “model” — a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

an unchanging intonation

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

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

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

subject to death

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

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

From this reading NEW STYLE 1.

comparative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

not any; not one

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

capable or worthy of being noticed

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

one who writes novels

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

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

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Consider, for example, the work of Ellen Glasgow.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

and nothing more

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

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From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

past form of “range” — change or be different within limits

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

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

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

plural of “representation” — a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

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From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

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From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

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

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

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

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading NEW STYLE 1.

of high or superior quality or performance

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

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

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

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

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

unwillingness to tell lies

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

at the time that

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

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

From this reading EMERGENT TYPES _Ellen Glasgow_ Fiction, no less than life, has its broad flats and shallows from which distinction emerges only now and then, when some superior veracity or beauty or energy lifts a novelist or a novel above the mortal average.

which person or people

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In her representations of contemporary Virginia she long stood with the local colorists, practising with more grace than strength what has come to seem an older style; in her heroic records of the Virginia of the Civil War and Reconstruction she frequently fell into the orthodox monotone of the historical romancers.

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

From this reading Consider, for example, the work of Ellen Glasgow.

plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading By virtue of two noticeable qualities, however, she has in her later books emerged from the level established by the majority and has ranged herself with writers who seem newer and fresher than her early models.