Chapter I

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

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

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

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

past form of “annotate” — add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

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

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

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

From this reading “NAUGHT CAN BE UNWORTHY, DONE FOR YOU.”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

an account of the series of events making up a person's life

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “NAUGHT CAN BE UNWORTHY, DONE FOR YOU.”

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

characterized by great determination

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading “NAUGHT CAN BE UNWORTHY, DONE FOR YOU.”

improved or corrected by critical editing

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

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

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “NAUGHT CAN BE UNWORTHY, DONE FOR YOU.”

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

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

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

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

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

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

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

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

From this reading I.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

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

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

the literary culture

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

United States poet (1917-1977)

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

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From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

most important element

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

a quantity of no importance

From this reading “NAUGHT CAN BE UNWORTHY, DONE FOR YOU.”

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From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

and nothing more

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

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

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

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

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

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

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

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

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

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

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

lacking in value or merit

From this reading “NAUGHT CAN BE UNWORTHY, DONE FOR YOU.”

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From this reading VOL.

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading The existence of the two volumes of _Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton_, has determined the character of this biography.

large in volume or bulk

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

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

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If they had not been published, I might have made a _Life and Letters_ which would have been in the main Lowell’s own account of himself, in his voluminous correspondence, annotated only by such further account of him as his letters failed to supply.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “NAUGHT CAN BE UNWORTHY, DONE FOR YOU.”