used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
bedsnounUS /bedz/
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
BRIGnounUS /brɪɡ/
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
cleaningnounUS /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
the act of making something clean
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
digestsnounUS /ˌdaɪˈdʒests/
plural of “digest” — a periodical that summarizes the news
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
fishing-rod
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From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
flauntingverbUS /ˈflɔːntɪŋ/
-ing form of “flaunt” — display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
flutteredverbUS /ˈflʌtərd/
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
set up or found
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
hyacinthnounUS /ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
not in action or at work
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
Leezie
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From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
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 He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
LindsaynounUS /ˈlɪndzi/
United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
lodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
Nicol
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From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
many times at short intervals
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
PlatonounUS /ˈpleɪtoʊ/
ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
Quellinus
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
SEAMAW
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
skimmingnounUS /ˈskɪmɪŋ/
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
sleepyadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpi/
ready to fall asleep
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
the season of growth
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
swallowsnounUS /ˈswɑːloʊz/
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
SymposiumnounUS /sɪmˈpoʊziəm/
a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
hard to endure
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
Tweeddale
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From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
twittering
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From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/
in a violent manner
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
water'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
possessive form of “water” — 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 The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading He was whistling some bars of "Leezie Lindsay," and the tune, which I had often heard in Tweeddale, put me much in mind of home and inclined my heart violently to the place I had left.
which person or people
From this reading THE COMING OF THE BRIG SEAMAW It was the third day of April, a day so cool and mild that every one who could was in the open air, that I sat in the little strip of garden behind my lodging, reading the Symposium of Plato in the light of certain digests of Master Quellinus.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The soft spring wind fluttered the leaves of my book and stirred my hair, so that I found it hard indeed to keep my attention fixed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Some yards behind me Nicol sat cleaning a fishing-rod, for in the idle days he amused himself with trying his skill among the sleepy streams.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The beds of hyacinth, yellow and blue and red, were flaunting before my eyes, and down by the water’s edge the swallows were twittering and skimming.
