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From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
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From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
AdamnounUS /ˈædəm/
(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
in the past
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
Alma
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From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading It is, therefore, with great diffidence that I have attempted to resuscitate the life and moods of Oxford of the eighteenth century.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
backgroundnounUS /ˈbækɡraʊnd/
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
BarelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Barely two years have elapsed since the days when I looked out from my windows into the quad of my college.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
for the reason that
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
cannot
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From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
a period of 100 years
From this reading It is, therefore, with great diffidence that I have attempted to resuscitate the life and moods of Oxford of the eighteenth century.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading Barely two years have elapsed since the days when I looked out from my windows into the quad of my college.
CollinsnounUS /ˈkɑːlɪnz/
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
containsverbUS /kənˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
countlessadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊntləs/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Barely two years have elapsed since the days when I looked out from my windows into the quad of my college.
dealtverbUS /delt/
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
diffidencenoun
lack of self-confidence
From this reading It is, therefore, with great diffidence that I have attempted to resuscitate the life and moods of Oxford of the eighteenth century.
Dr
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From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
eighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading It is, therefore, with great diffidence that I have attempted to resuscitate the life and moods of Oxford of the eighteenth century.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Barely two years have elapsed since the days when I looked out from my windows into the quad of my college.
entrapverbUS /ɪnˈtræp/
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
ForgetsverbUS /fərˈɡets/
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
freshmannounUS /ˈfreʃmən/
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is, therefore, with great diffidence that I have attempted to resuscitate the life and moods of Oxford of the eighteenth century.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is, therefore, with great diffidence that I have attempted to resuscitate the life and moods of Oxford of the eighteenth century.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
horriblyadverbUS /ˈhɔːrəbli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
how
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From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
ten 10s
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is, therefore, with great diffidence that I have attempted to resuscitate the life and moods of Oxford of the eighteenth century.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
inconsequentadjective
lacking worth or importance
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Barely two years have elapsed since the days when I looked out from my windows into the quad of my college.
irritatingadjectiveUS /ˈɪrəteɪtɪŋ/
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
JoinsnounUS /dʒɔɪnz/
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
killsnounUS /kɪlz/
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It is, therefore, with great diffidence that I have attempted to resuscitate the life and moods of Oxford of the eighteenth century.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Barely two years have elapsed since the days when I looked out from my windows into the quad of my college.
LosesverbUS /ˈluːzəz/
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
MaternounUS /ˈmɑːtər/
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
MessiahnounUS /məˈsaɪə/
any expected deliverer
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
a particular point in time
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
moodsnounUS /muːdz/
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading It is, therefore, with great diffidence that I have attempted to resuscitate the life and moods of Oxford of the eighteenth century.
multipliedadjectiveUS /ˈmʌltəplaɪd/
greatly increased as by multiplication
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Barely two years have elapsed since the days when I looked out from my windows into the quad of my college.
networknounUS /ˈnetwɜːrk/
an interconnected system of things or people
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
not any; not one
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Barely two years have elapsed since the days when I looked out from my windows into the quad of my college.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
PembrokenounUS /ˈpembroʊk/
the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
pitfallsnounUS /ˈpɪtfɔːlz/
plural of “pitfall” — an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
pluckverbUS /plʌk/
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
Pope'snounUS /poʊps/
possessive form of “pope” — the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
proudlyadverbUS /ˈpraʊdli/
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
quadnounUS /kwɑːd/
one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading Barely two years have elapsed since the days when I looked out from my windows into the quad of my college.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
ReadinessnounUS /ˈredinəs/
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
recreatingverbUS /ˈrekrieɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “recreate” — give new life or energy to
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
reproducingverbUS /ˌriːprəˈduːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
resuscitateverbUS /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt/
cause to regain consciousness
From this reading It is, therefore, with great diffidence that I have attempted to resuscitate the life and moods of Oxford of the eighteenth century.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
Rowlandson's
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From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
sentimentaladjectiveUS /ˌsentəˈmentəl/
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Barely two years have elapsed since the days when I looked out from my windows into the quad of my college.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
SmartsnounUS /smɑːrts/
plural of “smart” — a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
SpiresnounUS /spaɪrz/
plural of “spire” — a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
SuffersverbUS /ˈsʌfərz/
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It is, therefore, with great diffidence that I have attempted to resuscitate the life and moods of Oxford of the eighteenth century.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
TranslatesverbUS /trænzˈleɪts/
third-person singular of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
tutorverbUS /ˈtuːtər/
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
at the time that
From this reading Barely two years have elapsed since the days when I looked out from my windows into the quad of my college.
which person or people
From this reading If it be a novel there are countless pitfalls to entrap the author--points small and inconsequent to the reader who cannot proudly claim the City of Spires as his Alma Mater, but irritating beyond description to the man who knows and loves Oxford.
will-power
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From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
William
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From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Barely two years have elapsed since the days when I looked out from my windows into the quad of my college.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
the act of creating written works
From this reading William Collins--Joins the Smarts--Forgets how to work-- Oxford kills his will-power--Loses his reason--Samuel Johnson at Pembroke--A lonely freshman--Translates Pope’s _Messiah_--Suffers horribly from poverty--Dr Adam, his tutor--Readiness and physical pluck--Love of showing off--His love of Pembroke 199-210 The task of writing a book on Oxford University is by no means an easy one.
a late time of life
From this reading But if modern Oxford dealt with from the romantic and sentimental point of view as the background of a story contains such a network of difficulties, the Oxford of two hundred years ago, Rowlandson’s Oxford, contains them multiplied a hundred times, because it now becomes a question not of reproducing the vivid pictures of the hour and moment, but of recreating the atmosphere of a time that is silent in death.
