Chapter VII

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From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

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

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading The covered gallery which ran along the back of the house was flooded in the afternoon with sunshine.

in the past

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The covered gallery which ran along the back of the house was flooded in the afternoon with sunshine.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

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

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The covered gallery which ran along the back of the house was flooded in the afternoon with sunshine.

-ing form of “bask” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

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From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

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From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

a period of 100 years

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

for the most part

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

rid of obstructions

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

in conjunction with; combined

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The covered gallery which ran along the back of the house was flooded in the afternoon with sunshine.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

past form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

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

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

coming next after the seventeenth in position

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

a social unit living together

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

covered with water

From this reading The covered gallery which ran along the back of the house was flooded in the afternoon with sunshine.

elaborately or excessively ornamented

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading The covered gallery which ran along the back of the house was flooded in the afternoon with sunshine.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

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

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

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

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

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From this reading THE HOME-COMING OF THE REBEL.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The covered gallery which ran along the back of the house was flooded in the afternoon with sunshine.

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

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

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

From this reading The covered gallery which ran along the back of the house was flooded in the afternoon with sunshine.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

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 The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

held dear

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

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From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

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From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE HOME-COMING OF THE REBEL.

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

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

coated with paint

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

plural of “painting” — graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The covered gallery which ran along the back of the house was flooded in the afternoon with sunshine.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading THE HOME-COMING OF THE REBEL.

a feeling of great happiness

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

an ardent male lover

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

one by one; one at a time

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

the rays of the sun

From this reading The covered gallery which ran along the back of the house was flooded in the afternoon with sunshine.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

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

From this reading THE HOME-COMING OF THE REBEL.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

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From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

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

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.

plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

the sensation caused by heat energy

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

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

From this reading The covered gallery which ran along the back of the house was flooded in the afternoon with sunshine.

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

From this reading The covered gallery which ran along the back of the house was flooded in the afternoon with sunshine.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The covered gallery which ran along the back of the house was flooded in the afternoon with sunshine.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Here, as the day declined, I loved to pace, basking in the warmth and rejoicing in the brightness, for mild and clear as the day might be out of doors, within the thick-walled palace it was always mirk and chill.

lacking in usefulness or value

From this reading The long, high wall of the gallery was covered with pictures--chiefly paintings of dead and gone Brogi--most of them worthless, taken singly; taken collectively, interesting as a study of the varieties of family types.

a late time of life

From this reading Here was Bianca, to the life, painted two centuries ago; the old Marchese looked out from a dingy canvass 300 years old at least, and a curious mixture of Romeo and his sister disported itself in powder amid a florid eighteenth century family group.