Chapter X · Chapter 10

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From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

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From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

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

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

later than; following

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

anew

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

(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 An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

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

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

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

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

the first light of day

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

possessive form of “browning” — United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

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From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

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From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

a special loved one

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

complete and wholehearted fidelity

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

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From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

divisible by two

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

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From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

unproductive of success

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

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

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

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From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

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

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

in a joyous manner

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

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

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

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

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

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

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

favorable to life and growth

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

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

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

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

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

in the recent past

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

go away from a place

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

English film actress (1913-1967)

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

the force of workers available

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

given to lying

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

good weather with comfortable temperatures

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

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From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

being or having the character of a miracle

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

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

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

not any; not one

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

above and across; more than

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

established beyond doubt

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

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From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

editing that involves writing something again

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

plural of “shawl” — cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

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

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

extremely well

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

past form of “swathe” — wrap in swaddling clothes

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

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

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading An impulsive friend had taken an apartment for them in the Rue de Grenelle, facing east, and in all that concerned comfort splendidly mendacious.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

a special situation

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

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

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

the highest or uppermost side of anything

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

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

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

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

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

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

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

at the time that

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Close of Mrs Browning's Life When _Men and Women_ was published in the autumn of 1855 the Brownings were again in Paris.

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

From this reading After some weeks of misery and illness Mrs Browning was conveyed to less glittering but more hospitable rooms in the Rue du Colisée by a desperate husband--"That darling Robert carried me into the carriage, swathed past possible breathing, over face and respirator in woollen shawls.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Mrs Browning worked _Aurora Leigh_ in "a sort of _furia_," and Browning set himself to the task--a fruitless one as it proved--of rehandling and revising _Sordello_: "I lately gave time and pains," he afterwards told Milsand in his published dedication of the poem, "to turn my work into what the many might,--instead of what the few must--like: but after all I imagined another thing at first, and therefore leave as I find it"--proud but warrantable words.

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

From this reading No, he wouldn't set me down even to walk up the fiacre steps, but shoved me in upside down in a struggling bundle."[70] Happily the winter was of a miraculous mildness.