Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

anew

From this reading Here again there are some sombre tints.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

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

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

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

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

replying

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

from appearances alone

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

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

From this reading Here again there are some sombre tints.

conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

for the reason that

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

characterized by great determination

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

no longer active; extinguished

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

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From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

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

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

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

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

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

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

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

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

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

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here again there are some sombre tints.

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

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

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

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

the aggregate of past events

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

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

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

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

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

a person who supplies information

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

not established by conditioning or learning

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

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

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

make a sound typical of metallic objects

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

and nothing more

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

immediately past

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

the sound of laughing

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

engage in

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

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

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

not divisible by two

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

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

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

an inclination to do something

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

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

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

lacking brightness or color; dull

From this reading Here again there are some sombre tints.

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

From this reading Here again there are some sombre tints.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

express in speech

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

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

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

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

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

in or at that place or location

From this reading Here again there are some sombre tints.

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

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

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

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

plural of “tint” — a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

From this reading Here again there are some sombre tints.

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

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

being six more than twenty

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

precisely as stated

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

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

From this reading A minute anecdote, apparently quite authentic, shows that a certain propensity to the jingle of rhyme was innate in Keats: Haydon is our informant.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

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

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

at the time that

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

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

From this reading "An old lady (Mrs. Grafty, of Craven Street, Finsbury) told his brother George--when, in reply to her question what John was doing, he told her he had determined to become a poet--that this was very odd; because when he could just speak, instead of answering questions put to him, he would always make a rhyme to the last word people said, and then laugh."

the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

From this reading We turn to another subject--the intellectual development and the writings of Keats, what they were, and how they were treated.

a late time of life

From this reading We have now reached the close of a melancholy history--that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.