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From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
albumsnounUS /ˈælbəmz/
plural of “album” — one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
from appearances alone
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
ascertainedadjectiveUS /ˌæsərˈteɪnd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
conveyedverbUS /kənˈveɪd/
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
CorsairnounUS /ˈkɔːrser/
a pirate along the Barbary Coast
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
darklingadjective
uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
engravedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡreɪvd/
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
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 It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
heroicadjectiveUS /hɪˈroʊɪk/
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
hyphenationnounUS /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
keepsakesnounUS /ˈkiːpseɪks/
plural of “keepsake” — something of sentimental value
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
immediately past
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
Marsena
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From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
ObviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
Octavius
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From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
an amount of time
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
personages
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From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
proudlyadverbUS /ˈpraʊdli/
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
Pulford
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From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
punctuationnounUS /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
shirt-collars
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From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
without speaking
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
skirtingadjectiveUS /ˈskɜːrtɪŋ/
being all around the edges; enclosing
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
spellingnounUS /ˈspelɪŋ/
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
stampedverbUS /stæmpt/
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
standardisedadjective
brought into conformity with a standard
From this reading Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
Suliotes
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From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
thirtiesnounUS /ˈθɜːrtiz/
the time of life between 30 and 40
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
unchangedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʃeɪndʒd/
not made or become different
From this reading Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
VariationsnounUS /ˌveriˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “variation” — an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
From this reading Variations in hyphenation have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
WartimenounUS /ˈwɔːrtaɪm/
a period of time during which there is armed conflict
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
in or to any place at all
From this reading His face, with its darkling eyes and distinguished features, conveyed wherever it went an impression of proudly silent melancholy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not alone his flowing black hair, and his broad shirt-collars turned down after the ascertained manner of the British poets, which stamped him in our humble minds as a living brother to "The Corsair," "The Last of the Suliotes," and other heroic personages engraved in the albums and keepsakes of the period.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime Marsena and Other Stories of the Wartime _The Eve of the Fourth_, 149 Marsena Pulford, what time the village of Octavius knew him, was a slender and tall man, apparently skirting upon the thirties, with sloping shoulders and a romantic aspect.
