Chapter I

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

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

in the past

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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

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one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

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the two together, not just one

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

the state of being certain

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

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an institution created to conduct business

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to a great extent or degree

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

a period of 10 years

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

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having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

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From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

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From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading Some of us fell in the struggle; others failed and still haunt the reprobate purlieus of Fleet Street and the Strand!

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

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From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Some of us fell in the struggle; others failed and still haunt the reprobate purlieus of Fleet Street and the Strand!

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading Some of us fell in the struggle; others failed and still haunt the reprobate purlieus of Fleet Street and the Strand!

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

a state of high honor

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

From this reading Some of us fell in the struggle; others failed and still haunt the reprobate purlieus of Fleet Street and the Strand!

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

From this reading See http://www.

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

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

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

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

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From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)

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Recollections of past events.

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

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

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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

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From this reading Some of us fell in the struggle; others failed and still haunt the reprobate purlieus of Fleet Street and the Strand!

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

exert pressure or force to or upon

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From this reading Some of us fell in the struggle; others failed and still haunt the reprobate purlieus of Fleet Street and the Strand!

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From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

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reject (documents) as invalid

From this reading Some of us fell in the struggle; others failed and still haunt the reprobate purlieus of Fleet Street and the Strand!

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

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

From this reading Some of us fell in the struggle; others failed and still haunt the reprobate purlieus of Fleet Street and the Strand!

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

not in physical motion

From this reading Some of us fell in the struggle; others failed and still haunt the reprobate purlieus of Fleet Street and the Strand!

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

From this reading Some of us fell in the struggle; others failed and still haunt the reprobate purlieus of Fleet Street and the Strand!

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Some of us fell in the struggle; others failed and still haunt the reprobate purlieus of Fleet Street and the Strand!

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading Some of us fell in the struggle; others failed and still haunt the reprobate purlieus of Fleet Street and the Strand!

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

a following of one thing after another in time

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

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From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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

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in or at that place or location

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

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

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Some of us fell in the struggle; others failed and still haunt the reprobate purlieus of Fleet Street and the Strand!

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

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

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

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

a confused multitude of things

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

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

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

at the time that

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.

which person or people

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol

From this reading See http://www.

but in spite of that

From this reading There was one who achieved a high and delicate glory before he died--"Tant va la cruche a l'eau qu'a la fin elle se casse."_ _There is another who is slowly and surely finding his way to a certainty of fame._ _And the rest of us have done something, if not--as yet--all we hoped to do.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

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the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Since I first met you, considerably more than a decade ago, in a little studio high up in a great London building, we have both seen much water flow under the bridges of our lives._ _We have all sorts of memories, have we not?_ _Late midnights and famishing morrows, in the gay hard days when we were endeavouring to climb the ladder of our Art; a succession of faces, a welter of experiences.