Chapter I

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

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading [The following chapters about my father are arranged, as far as possible, according to the sequence of his life.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading [The following chapters about my father are arranged, as far as possible, according to the sequence of his life.

king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

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

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

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

From this reading [The following chapters about my father are arranged, as far as possible, according to the sequence of his life.

a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading [The following chapters about my father are arranged, as far as possible, according to the sequence of his life.

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

From this reading [The following chapters about my father are arranged, as far as possible, according to the sequence of his life.

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From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

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

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

kill (animals) usually for food consumption

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading [The following chapters about my father are arranged, as far as possible, according to the sequence of his life.

comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

past form of “contribute” — bestow a quality on

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

plural of “criticism” — disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

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From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

the first light of day

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

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

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

the state of owing something (especially money)

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading [The following chapters about my father are arranged, as far as possible, according to the sequence of his life.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading [The following chapters about my father are arranged, as far as possible, according to the sequence of his life.

set up or found

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

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

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

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

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

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

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

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

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893)

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

in the recent past

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

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From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading [The following chapters about my father are arranged, as far as possible, according to the sequence of his life.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

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From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

something that is lost

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

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From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

an account of the author's personal experiences

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

Recollections of past events.

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

English poet (1824-1897)

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

capable of happening or existing

From this reading [The following chapters about my father are arranged, as far as possible, according to the sequence of his life.

plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

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From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

From this reading [The following chapters about my father are arranged, as far as possible, according to the sequence of his life.

term of address for a man

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)

From this reading TENNYSON.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

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

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

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

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

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

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."

British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

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From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

which person or people

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Further reminiscences by the Duke of Argyll, Gladstone, Jowett, Lecky, Locker-Lampson, Palgrave, Lord Selborne, Tyndall, Aubrey de Vere, and other friends, will be found in _Tennyson, a Memoir_.]

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

From this reading To those who have contributed to this volume their memories of my father, criticisms of his work, or records of his friends, I owe a deep debt of gratitude.

plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Three of the writers, Henry Butcher, Sir Alfred Lyall, and Graham Dakyns, have lately, to my great loss, passed away--into that fuller "light of friendship"-- "a clearer day Than our poor twilight dawn on earth."