Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

past form of “accord” — go together

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

(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 It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

in addition

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

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

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

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

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

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

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

the childhood of a boy

From this reading That earlier name of Fairfield was connected in his memory with all the ruder employments, the meaner trials of his boyhood; the name of Oran, with poetry and fame.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

painful from having the skin abraded

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

get the meaning of something

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

being joined in close association

From this reading That earlier name of Fairfield was connected in his memory with all the ruder employments, the meaner trials of his boyhood; the name of Oran, with poetry and fame.

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

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

denial of any connection with or knowledge of

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

not pleasing in odor or taste

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

earlier in time; previously

From this reading That earlier name of Fairfield was connected in his memory with all the ruder employments, the meaner trials of his boyhood; the name of Oran, with poetry and fame.

a vote to select the winner of a position or political office

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

plural of “employment” — the state of being employed or having a job

From this reading That earlier name of Fairfield was connected in his memory with all the ruder employments, the meaner trials of his boyhood; the name of Oran, with poetry and fame.

lasting a long time

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

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From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

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From this reading That earlier name of Fairfield was connected in his memory with all the ruder employments, the meaner trials of his boyhood; the name of Oran, with poetry and fame.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

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

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

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

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

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

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

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

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

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

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

a university degree with honors

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

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

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

the literary culture

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

comparative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading That earlier name of Fairfield was connected in his memory with all the ruder employments, the meaner trials of his boyhood; the name of Oran, with poetry and fame.

worth remembering

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading That earlier name of Fairfield was connected in his memory with all the ruder employments, the meaner trials of his boyhood; the name of Oran, with poetry and fame.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

comparative of “noble” — impressive in appearance

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

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From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

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From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

and nothing more

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

a port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

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From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

have ownership or possession of

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

by chance

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

literature in metrical form

From this reading That earlier name of Fairfield was connected in his memory with all the ruder employments, the meaner trials of his boyhood; the name of Oran, with poetry and fame.

plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

take up or begin anew

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

comparative of “rude” — socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading That earlier name of Fairfield was connected in his memory with all the ruder employments, the meaner trials of his boyhood; the name of Oran, with poetry and fame.

Identical; not different.

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

have in common

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

plural of “sore” — an open skin infection

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

implied by or inferred from actions or statements

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

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

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

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

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

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

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.

plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading That earlier name of Fairfield was connected in his memory with all the ruder employments, the meaner trials of his boyhood; the name of Oran, with poetry and fame.

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

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

interlace by or as if by weaving

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

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

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

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

From this reading In the first place, it chafed the secret sores of his heart to be compelled to resume the name of Fairfeld, which was a tacit disavowal of his birth.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It had been such delight to him that the same letters which formed the name of Nora should weave also that name of Oran, to which he had given distinction, which he had associated with all his nobler toils, and all his hopes of enduring fame,--a mystic link between his own career and his mother's obscurer genius.

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

From this reading It seemed to him as if it were rendering to her the honours accorded to himself,--subtle and delicate fancy of the affections, of which only poets would be capable, but which others than poets may perhaps comprehend!

but in spite of that

From this reading Nothing to Leonard could as yet be more distasteful or oppressive than his share in this memorable election.