Chapter II

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

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

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

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

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

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

with no effort to conceal

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

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

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

brought into existence

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

the childhood of a boy

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

click repeatedly or uncontrollably

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

a creation of the highest excellence

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

comparative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

having or capable of producing colors

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

-ing form of “commune” — communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

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From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

a numbered list

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

at any time

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

opinion or judgment

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

put in effect

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

comparative of “gray” — of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

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

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

of or relating to the study of history

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

occurring every hour or payable by the hour

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

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

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

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

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

in an idle manner

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

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

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

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

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

immediately past

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

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

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

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

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

Recollections of past events.

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

being nothing more than specified

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

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

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

not divisible by two

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

covered with a firm surface

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

third-person singular of “revive” — cause to regain consciousness

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

possessing material wealth

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

and nothing more

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

comparative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

act of expanding by lengthening or widening

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

an idea that is suggested

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

the failure to develop some part or organ

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

the environmental condition

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

a moving crowd

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

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

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

in or at that place or location

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

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

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

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

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

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

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

in spite of the fact that

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

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

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

having come into contact

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The odd fact is that ever since my arrival here, in spite of my being upon “classic soil,” in a district rich in historical suggestion, and full, too, of the colour and odour of the south, I have been communing daily, hourly almost, with my own youth.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

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

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

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

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?

at the time that

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

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 A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I should like to set down simply what that youth was, without embroidery, without suppression, though, on the other hand, a mere bald enumeration of the outward facts will be little to my purpose.

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

From this reading My notes are piled up on the table before me, they have been there for several days, and I have not touched them, though I came here to work.

produce a literary work

From this reading A warm Italian sun floods the stiff and formal garden stretching from my window, with its pale paved walks, its fountain, and dark cypress-trees; but when I shut my eyes, it is quite another garden that I see, and now, when I have at last taken up my pen to write, it is not to fulfil the task I had set myself, but to chatter idly of a boyhood passed under other skies, grayer, softer, and colder.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading What is there in this house, in these surroundings, so utterly different from those I was born amongst, that revives a swarm of memories of my childhood and youth?