used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
actressnounUS /ˈæktrəs/
a female actor
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
in actual fact
From this reading When you are actually with her, talking to her, looking at her, Forbes's attitude is the only possible and reasonable one.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
(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 What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When you are actually with her, talking to her, looking at her, Forbes's attitude is the only possible and reasonable one.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
artisticadjectiveUS /ɑːrˈtɪstɪk/
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading When you are actually with her, talking to her, looking at her, Forbes's attitude is the only possible and reasonable one.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
cannot
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From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
condescendverbUS /ˌkɑːndɪˈsend/
behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
cultivationnounUS /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/
socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
defectsnounUS /ˈdiːfekts/
plural of “defect” — an imperfection in a bodily system
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
echoverbUS /ˈekoʊ/
to say again or imitate
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
an act that fails
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
fairly-detailed
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From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
fashionedadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənd/
planned and made or fashioned artistically
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
finelyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnli/
in tiny pieces
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
Forbes's
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From this reading When you are actually with her, talking to her, looking at her, Forbes's attitude is the only possible and reasonable one.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
set up or found
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
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From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
KendalnounUS /ˈkendəl/
a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
go away from a place
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading When you are actually with her, talking to her, looking at her, Forbes's attitude is the only possible and reasonable one.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
on one occasion
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When you are actually with her, talking to her, looking at her, Forbes's attitude is the only possible and reasonable one.
and nothing more
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
performancenounUS /pərˈfɔːrməns/
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
participate in games or sport
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading When you are actually with her, talking to her, looking at her, Forbes's attitude is the only possible and reasonable one.
bring forth or yield
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading When you are actually with her, talking to her, looking at her, Forbes's attitude is the only possible and reasonable one.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
a general conscious awareness
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
standpointnounUS /ˈstændpɔɪnt/
a mental position from which things are viewed
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
express a supposition
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading When you are actually with her, talking to her, looking at her, Forbes's attitude is the only possible and reasonable one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
tolerationnounUS /ˌtɑːlərˈeɪʃən/
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
trainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
usesnounUS /ˈjuːsəz/
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
precisely as stated
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
weeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
at the time that
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
a Caucasian
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
hope for; have a wish
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few days after the performance of the _White Lady_, Kendal, in the course of his weekly letter to his sister, sent her a fairly-detailed account of the evening, including the interview with her after the play, which had left two or three very marked impressions upon him.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading When I came away that night after our conversation with her I had entirely forgotten her failure as an actress, and it is only later, since I have thought over the evening in detail, that I have returned to my first standpoint of wonder at the easy toleration of the English public.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
a late time of life
From this reading What does art, or cultivation, or training matter!--I found myself saying, as I walked home, in echo of him,--so long as Nature will only condescend once in a hundred years to produce for us a creature so perfect, so finely fashioned to all beautiful uses!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I wish,' he wrote, 'I could only convey to you a sense of her personal charm such as might balance the impression of her artistic defects, which I suppose this account of mine cannot but leave on you.
