Chapter VI

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

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on the subject of; concerning

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regarded with admiration

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acted upon; influenced

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anew

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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

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at all times; all the time and on every occasion

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

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any person at all

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any thing at all

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

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in or near a particular place or position

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in or to or toward a former location

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English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

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the organic process of bearing flowers

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of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

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a division of some larger or more complex organization

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of short duration or distance

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reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent

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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

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the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

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taking care or paying attention

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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

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From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

plural of “cornfield” — a field planted with corn

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From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

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believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

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threatening with damnation

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the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

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being or moving lower in position or less in some value

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the act of consuming liquids

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From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

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a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

From this reading The Easter recess was over.

the act of consuming food

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a feeling of excitement

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all things; all of a situation

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apart from; not including

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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a quick look

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green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

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

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state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

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not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

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

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plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

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

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

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leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

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Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

on condition that; in the event that

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

From this reading IN SOCIETY.

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

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

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the collection of rules imposed by authority

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the production of eggs (especially in birds)

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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

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of comparatively little physical weight or density

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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

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no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

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a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

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the act that results in something coming to be

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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

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a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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not one, and not any

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

plural of “opera” — a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

plural of “orchard” — garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

From this reading Society had returned from its brief holiday--its glimpse of budding hedges and primrose-dotted banks, blue skies and blue violets, the snowy bloom of orchards, the tender green of young cornfields.

above and across; more than

From this reading The Easter recess was over.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

the act of giving a false appearance

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

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From this reading Society had returned from its brief holiday--its glimpse of budding hedges and primrose-dotted banks, blue skies and blue violets, the snowy bloom of orchards, the tender green of young cornfields.

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From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

put into a recess

From this reading The Easter recess was over.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Society had returned from its brief holiday--its glimpse of budding hedges and primrose-dotted banks, blue skies and blue violets, the snowy bloom of orchards, the tender green of young cornfields.

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From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

have flavor; taste of something

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

get rid of

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

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

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Society had returned from its brief holiday--its glimpse of budding hedges and primrose-dotted banks, blue skies and blue violets, the snowy bloom of orchards, the tender green of young cornfields.

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From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

marked by the presence of snow

From this reading Society had returned from its brief holiday--its glimpse of budding hedges and primrose-dotted banks, blue skies and blue violets, the snowy bloom of orchards, the tender green of young cornfields.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading IN SOCIETY.

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From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

the act of spending or disbursing money

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading Society had returned from its brief holiday--its glimpse of budding hedges and primrose-dotted banks, blue skies and blue violets, the snowy bloom of orchards, the tender green of young cornfields.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

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

From this reading The Easter recess was over.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

in or at that place or location

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

of or concerning this or that

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

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

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

precisely as stated

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading Society had returned from its brief holiday--its glimpse of budding hedges and primrose-dotted banks, blue skies and blue violets, the snowy bloom of orchards, the tender green of young cornfields.

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

From this reading The Easter recess was over.

any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

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

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

which person or people

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading But there was one _débutante_ at least that season for whom town pleasures had lost none of their freshness, for whom the old operas were all melody, and the new plays all wit--who admired everything with frankest wonder and enthusiasm, and without a thought of Horace, or Pope, or Creech, or anybody, except the lover who was always at her side, and who shed the rose-coloured light of happiness upon the commonest things.

gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something

From this reading Society had come back again, and was hard at the London treadmill--yawning at old operas, and damning new plays--sniggering at crowded soirées--laying down the law, each man his particular branch thereof, at carefully planned dinner parties--quarrelling and making friends again--eating and drinking--spending and wasting, and pretending to care very little about anything; for society is as salt that has lost its savour if it is not cynical and affected.

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

From this reading Society had returned from its brief holiday--its glimpse of budding hedges and primrose-dotted banks, blue skies and blue violets, the snowy bloom of orchards, the tender green of young cornfields.