Chapter III

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

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

one that is absent or not in residence

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

anew

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

(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 Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

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

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

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

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

a state at a particular time

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

third-person singular of “consist” — originate

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

the state of being suitable or opportune

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

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

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

freedom from bias or from selfish motives

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

lighted by or as if by twilight

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

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

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

-ing form of “equalize” — compensate; make the score equal

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

at any time

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

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

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

set up or found

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

the quality of lacking taste and refinement

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

unpleasantly stern

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

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

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

-ing form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

past form of “induct” — place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

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

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

immediately past

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

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

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

very recently

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

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

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

by chance

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

visual imagery

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

-ing form of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

express in words

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

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From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

that is looked for

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

express in speech

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

not in physical motion

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

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From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

acceptance of despair

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

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From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading It took its place thus, I think, under the general American law of _all_ relief from the great equalizing pressure: it took on that last disinterestedness which consists of one’s getting away from one’s subject by plunging into it, for sweet truth’s sake, still deeper.

having no limits in range or scope

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

the act of using

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

precisely as stated

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

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

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

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

From this reading Here again, however, relief may be sought and found—and I say this at the risk of perhaps picturing the restored absentee as too constantly requiring it; for there is fascination in the study of the innumerable ways in which this sense of being at home, on the part of all the types, may show forth.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

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

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading If I speak, moreover, of this general first grossness of alienism as presented in “types,” I use that word for easy convenience and not in respect to its indicating marked variety.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

but in spite of that

From this reading The great fact about his companions was that, foreign as they might be, newly inducted as they might be, they were _at home_, really more at home, at the end of their few weeks or months or their year or two, than they had ever in their lives been before; and that _he_ was at home too, quite with the same intensity: and yet that it was this very equality of condition that, from side to side, made the whole medium so strange.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading New York offers to such a study a well-nigh unlimited field, but I seem to recall winter days, harsh, dusky, sloshy winter afternoons, in the densely-packed East-side street-cars, as an especially intimate surrender to it.