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George Meredith: A Study
George Meredith: A Study

Chapter I

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ROSAMOND VENNING.
Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?
So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.
The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.
Do you remember still our first walk along the cactus-bordered path to the Acropolis?
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George Meredith: A Study

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of George Meredith: A Study is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ROSAMOND VENNING.
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Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?
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So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.
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The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.
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Do you remember still our first walk along the cactus-bordered path to the Acropolis?

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Acropolis noun US /əˈkrɑːpələs/

the citadel in ancient Greek towns

From this reading “Do you remember still our first walk along the cactus-bordered path to the Acropolis?”

antipathies noun US /ænˈtɪpəθiz/

plural of “antipathy” — a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading “Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?”

Attica noun US /ˈætɪkə/

the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken

From this reading “The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.”

barbarians noun US /bɑːrˈberiənz/

plural of “barbarian” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading “So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.”

enthusiasms noun US /ɪnˈθuːziæzəmz/

plural of “enthusiasm” — a feeling of excitement

From this reading “Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?”

mauve adjective US /mɔːv/

of a pale to moderate greyish violet color

From this reading “The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.”

moderation noun US /ˌmɑːdərˈeɪʃən/

quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

From this reading “So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.”

tinted verb US /ˈtɪntɪd/

past form of “tint” — color lightly

From this reading “The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

marble pillars noun + noun counted as “marble pillar”

In this reading “The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.”

find fault verb + noun

harass with constant criticism

In this reading “Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?”

first meeting adjective + noun

In this reading “So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.”

little book adjective + noun

In this reading “Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

AcropolisnounUS /əˈkrɑːpələs/

the citadel in ancient Greek towns

From this reading Do you remember still our first walk along the cactus-bordered path to the Acropolis?

addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

advicenounUS /ædˈvaɪs/

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Do you remember still our first walk along the cactus-bordered path to the Acropolis?

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

antipathiesnounUS /ænˈtɪpəθiz/

plural of “antipathy” — a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

Athena's

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From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

AtticanounUS /ˈætɪkə/

the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

barbariansnounUS /bɑːrˈberiənz/

plural of “barbarian” — a member of an uncivilized people

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

breakverbUS /breɪk/

terminate

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/

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

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

cactus-bordered

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From this reading Do you remember still our first walk along the cactus-bordered path to the Acropolis?

charmingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/

pleasing or delighting

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

classicnounUS /ˈklæsɪk/

a creation of the highest excellence

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

debtnounUS /det/

the state of owing something (especially money)

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

enthusiasmsnounUS /ɪnˈθuːziæzəmz/

plural of “enthusiasm” — a feeling of excitement

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

faultnounUS /fɔːlt/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

favouritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

girdling

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From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/

in a willing manner

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

GreeknounUS /ɡriːk/

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

Hibernian

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From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

hillsnounUS /hɪlz/

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

life-long

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

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

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 The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

marblenounUS /ˈmɑːrbəl/

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

mauveadjectiveUS /mɔːv/

of a pale to moderate greyish violet color

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

memorableadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/

worth remembering

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

moderationnounUS /ˌmɑːdərˈeɪʃən/

quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

oliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/

of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Do you remember still our first walk along the cactus-bordered path to the Acropolis?

oweverbUS /oʊ/

be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

pathnounUS /pæθ/

a course of conduct

From this reading Do you remember still our first walk along the cactus-bordered path to the Acropolis?

pillarsnounUS /ˈpɪlərz/

plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

purplenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəl/

a purple color or pigment

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

quoteverbUS /kwoʊt/

repeat a passage from

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Do you remember still our first walk along the cactus-bordered path to the Acropolis?

reservenounUS /rɪˈzɜːrv/

formality and propriety of manner

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

ROSAMOND

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From this reading ROSAMOND VENNING.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Do you remember still our first walk along the cactus-bordered path to the Acropolis?

sun-stained

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From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/

the rays of the sun

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

surrendernounUS /sərˈendər/

acceptance of despair

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

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

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

tinctured

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From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

tintedverbUS /ˈtɪntɪd/

past form of “tint” — color lightly

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

unmeasuredadjective

not composed of measured syllables; not metrical

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

untravelledadjective

not traveled over or through

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

VENNING

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From this reading ROSAMOND VENNING.

violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/

in a violent manner

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

walknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Do you remember still our first walk along the cactus-bordered path to the Acropolis?

watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

wavesnounUS /weɪvz/

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading The thought of it waves memory back into broad sunshine untravelled by clouds, among sun-stained marble pillars and rose and mauve tinted hills, girdling purple waters, and the long silver olive plain of Attica.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading So that you bring to the reading of it some surrender of your reserve and a break in that classic moderation that we poor barbarians do not quite understand--violently tinctured as we are by nature--it will be a fresh debt added to the life-long debt I gladly owe destiny for that memorable first meeting in Athena’s charming little city.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

μηδὲν

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From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

ἄγαν

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From this reading Will you, when you read this little book of mine, find fault with my unmeasured Hibernian enthusiasms and antipathies, and quote your favourite Greek advice--μηδὲν ἄγαν?

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