1860
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From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
above-mentionedadjective
mentioned or named earlier in the same text
From this reading The cathedral city aspect of London (the above-mentioned exception) is little considered: only of Chester and Norwich can it be said that the atmosphere is Close.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There bishop, dean, and canon in residence are persons to be reckoned with.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading The cathedral city aspect of London (the above-mentioned exception) is little considered: only of Chester and Norwich can it be said that the atmosphere is Close.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading The cathedral city aspect of London (the above-mentioned exception) is little considered: only of Chester and Norwich can it be said that the atmosphere is Close.
BangornounUS /ˈbæŋɡər/
a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River
From this reading Oxford, London, Bangor, Norwich, Chester, Manchester in turns have been my dwelling-places.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The cathedral city aspect of London (the above-mentioned exception) is little considered: only of Chester and Norwich can it be said that the atmosphere is Close.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Oxford, London, Bangor, Norwich, Chester, Manchester in turns have been my dwelling-places.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading There bishop, dean, and canon in residence are persons to be reckoned with.
blazon'd
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From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The cathedral city aspect of London (the above-mentioned exception) is little considered: only of Chester and Norwich can it be said that the atmosphere is Close.
canonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading There bishop, dean, and canon in residence are persons to be reckoned with.
cathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
CHAUNTERS
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From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Oxford, London, Bangor, Norwich, Chester, Manchester in turns have been my dwelling-places.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The cathedral city aspect of London (the above-mentioned exception) is little considered: only of Chester and Norwich can it be said that the atmosphere is Close.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The cathedral city aspect of London (the above-mentioned exception) is little considered: only of Chester and Norwich can it be said that the atmosphere is Close.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
carefully weighed
From this reading The cathedral city aspect of London (the above-mentioned exception) is little considered: only of Chester and Norwich can it be said that the atmosphere is Close.
deannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading There bishop, dean, and canon in residence are persons to be reckoned with.
dwelling-places
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From this reading Oxford, London, Bangor, Norwich, Chester, Manchester in turns have been my dwelling-places.
apart from; not including
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
exceptionnounUS /ɪkˈsepʃən/
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading The cathedral city aspect of London (the above-mentioned exception) is little considered: only of Chester and Norwich can it be said that the atmosphere is Close.
fanes
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From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
high-built
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From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
an occurrence of something
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cathedral city aspect of London (the above-mentioned exception) is little considered: only of Chester and Norwich can it be said that the atmosphere is Close.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The cathedral city aspect of London (the above-mentioned exception) is little considered: only of Chester and Norwich can it be said that the atmosphere is Close.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Oxford, London, Bangor, Norwich, Chester, Manchester in turns have been my dwelling-places.
engage in
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
ManchesternounUS /ˈmæntʃestər/
largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
From this reading Oxford, London, Bangor, Norwich, Chester, Manchester in turns have been my dwelling-places.
Memoriam
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From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oxford, London, Bangor, Norwich, Chester, Manchester in turns have been my dwelling-places.
Norwich
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From this reading Oxford, London, Bangor, Norwich, Chester, Manchester in turns have been my dwelling-places.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
on one occasion
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
and nothing more
From this reading The cathedral city aspect of London (the above-mentioned exception) is little considered: only of Chester and Norwich can it be said that the atmosphere is Close.
organsnounUS /ˈɔːrɡənz/
edible viscera of a butchered animal
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Oxford, London, Bangor, Norwich, Chester, Manchester in turns have been my dwelling-places.
panesnounUS /peɪnz/
plural of “pane” — sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading There bishop, dean, and canon in residence are persons to be reckoned with.
prophetsnounUS /ˈprɑːfəts/
the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading There bishop, dean, and canon in residence are persons to be reckoned with.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading There bishop, dean, and canon in residence are persons to be reckoned with.
uttered with a trill
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The cathedral city aspect of London (the above-mentioned exception) is little considered: only of Chester and Norwich can it be said that the atmosphere is Close.
an educational institution
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There bishop, dean, and canon in residence are persons to be reckoned with.
thunder-music
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From this reading CHAUNTERS’ “I heard once more in college fanes The storms their high-built organs make, And thunder-music, rolling, shake The prophets blazon’d on the panes.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There bishop, dean, and canon in residence are persons to be reckoned with.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Oxford, London, Bangor, Norwich, Chester, Manchester in turns have been my dwelling-places.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There bishop, dean, and canon in residence are persons to be reckoned with.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _In Memoriam._ Without any choice of mine, except in one instance, it has happened that since I left school, in 1860, I have always lived in cathedral cities.
