Chapter X

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From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

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From this reading I have already called attention to the effort made in 1853 to establish a literary magazine, and to Lowell’s interest in the venture.

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From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

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From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

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

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

an expert who gives advice

From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading I have already called attention to the effort made in 1853 to establish a literary magazine, and to Lowell’s interest in the venture.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

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

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

characterized by intense emotion

From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

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

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading I have already called attention to the effort made in 1853 to establish a literary magazine, and to Lowell’s interest in the venture.

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

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I have already called attention to the effort made in 1853 to establish a literary magazine, and to Lowell’s interest in the venture.

plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

a state at a particular time

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

hard monotonous routine work

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

the position of editor

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading I have already called attention to the effort made in 1853 to establish a literary magazine, and to Lowell’s interest in the venture.

set up or found

From this reading I have already called attention to the effort made in 1853 to establish a literary magazine, and to Lowell’s interest in the venture.

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

having unexpected good fortune

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

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From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

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

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

a university in Massachusetts

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have already called attention to the effort made in 1853 to establish a literary magazine, and to Lowell’s interest in the venture.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

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

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

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

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

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

From this reading I have already called attention to the effort made in 1853 to establish a literary magazine, and to Lowell’s interest in the venture.

having the identity known or established

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

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

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

set up for use

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading I have already called attention to the effort made in 1853 to establish a literary magazine, and to Lowell’s interest in the venture.

past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading I have already called attention to the effort made in 1853 to establish a literary magazine, and to Lowell’s interest in the venture.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

United States poet (1917-1977)

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

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From this reading I have already called attention to the effort made in 1853 to establish a literary magazine, and to Lowell’s interest in the venture.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I have already called attention to the effort made in 1853 to establish a literary magazine, and to Lowell’s interest in the venture.

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

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

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

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

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

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

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

a human being

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

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From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

the position of professor

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

communicate vividly

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

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From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

carry out

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

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

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The person most concerned in that effort did not lose sight of his project, and now pushed the matter through to a fortunate conclusion.

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

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

consisting of or derived from tradition

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

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

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

From this reading Mr. Francis Henry Underwood was in 1857 the literary adviser and reader for the firm of Phillips & Sampson in Boston, and he was an ardent admirer of Lowell.

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading I have already called attention to the effort made in 1853 to establish a literary magazine, and to Lowell’s interest in the venture.

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

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

at the time that

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.

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

From this reading Under the present conditions of magazine editorship and of college professorship as well, the union of the two offices would be quite out of the question.[113] But the condition in 1857 was different, and to install a professor in Harvard College as editor of a new magazine was both natural and in a measure traditional.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY 1857-1861 Lowell had not been a year in his professor’s chair when he was invited to take another position more closely identified with literature and having its own cares and drudgery.