Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

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

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

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

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

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

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

tried unsuccessfully

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

plural of “bog” — wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

fearless and daring

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

a shop where books are sold

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

plural of “brigade” — army unit smaller than a division

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He must suppose himself no longer in Ireland, but in the eastern corner of merry England.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

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

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

a young person of either sex

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading He must suppose himself no longer in Ireland, but in the eastern corner of merry England.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

give a description of

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading He must suppose himself no longer in Ireland, but in the eastern corner of merry England.

raised above the ground

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading He must suppose himself no longer in Ireland, but in the eastern corner of merry England.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

comparative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

capable of reproducing

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

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

From this reading He must suppose himself no longer in Ireland, but in the eastern corner of merry England.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

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

From this reading He must suppose himself no longer in Ireland, but in the eastern corner of merry England.

an opening into or through something

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

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

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

having no employment

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

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

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921

From this reading He must suppose himself no longer in Ireland, but in the eastern corner of merry England.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

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

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

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From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

for more time

From this reading He must suppose himself no longer in Ireland, but in the eastern corner of merry England.

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From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading He must suppose himself no longer in Ireland, but in the eastern corner of merry England.

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

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

not any; not one

From this reading He must suppose himself no longer in Ireland, but in the eastern corner of merry England.

United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

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

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

and nothing more

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

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From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

plural of “overlook” — a high place affording a good view

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

by chance

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

bring forth or yield

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

express in words

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

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

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

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From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

express in speech

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

express a supposition

From this reading He must suppose himself no longer in Ireland, but in the eastern corner of merry England.

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

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

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

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

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

something that serves as a means of transportation

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

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

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

a state of depression

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Bogs, ruins, and mountains have disappeared amidst the vapours of the west: I have nothing more to say of them; the region in which we are now is not famous for objects of that kind: perhaps it flatters itself that it can produce fairer and better things, of some of which let me speak; there is a fine old city before us, and first of that let me speak.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

in or at the place that

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

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

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

to a great degree

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading From the wild scenes which I have attempted to describe in the latter pages I must now transport the reader to others of a widely different character.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

the act of creating written works

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading {131} A fine old city, truly, is that, view it from whatever side you will; but it shows best from the east, where the ground, bold and elevated, overlooks the fair and fertile valley in which it stands.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading A Fine Old City--Norman Master-Work--Lollards' Hole--Good Blood--The Spaniard's Sword--Old Retired Officer--Writing to a Duke--God help the Child--Nothing like Jacob--Irish Brigades--Old Sergeant Meredith--I Have Been Young--Idleness--Only Course Open--The Bookstall--A Portrait--A Banished Priest.