Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

anew

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

in the past

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

in addition

From this reading I painted also a similar portrait of Longfellow, under the most beautiful of the oaks, on an eight-by-ten-inch canvas.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

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

From this reading I painted also a similar portrait of Longfellow, under the most beautiful of the oaks, on an eight-by-ten-inch canvas.

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

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

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

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

the soft brown fur of the beaver

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

dearly loved

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

a university in England

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

From this reading I painted also a similar portrait of Longfellow, under the most beautiful of the oaks, on an eight-by-ten-inch canvas.

a creation of the highest excellence

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

plural of “commission” — a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

inflected form of “deter” — try to prevent; show opposition to

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

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

From this reading I painted also a similar portrait of Longfellow, under the most beautiful of the oaks, on an eight-by-ten-inch canvas.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

put to death as punishment

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

something regarded with special favor or liking

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

the part of a scene that is near the viewer

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

representing or accommodating the entire length

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

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

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

a slowly moving mass of ice

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

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

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

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

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

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

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

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

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

plural of “hundred” — ten 10s

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

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

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

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

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)

From this reading I painted also a similar portrait of Longfellow, under the most beautiful of the oaks, on an eight-by-ten-inch canvas.

United States poet (1917-1977)

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

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

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

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

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

used to form the superlative

From this reading I painted also a similar portrait of Longfellow, under the most beautiful of the oaks, on an eight-by-ten-inch canvas.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

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

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

plural of “oak” — the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

plural of “offset” — the time at which something is supposed to begin

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

coated with paint

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading I painted also a similar portrait of Longfellow, under the most beautiful of the oaks, on an eight-by-ten-inch canvas.

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

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

the season of growth

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

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

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

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

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

in or at that place or location

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

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

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

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

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

having come into contact

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading I painted also a similar portrait of Longfellow, under the most beautiful of the oaks, on an eight-by-ten-inch canvas.

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

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

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

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

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From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

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

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

in or at the place that

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

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

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

during the time that

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

a Caucasian

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading It was a good portrait, but Lowell deterred me from finishing it as I wished, saying that if I touched it again I should destroy the likeness.

in the company of; together with

From this reading They were beautiful trees and greatly beloved by Lowell, for whom I painted the principal group, with Beaver Brook, another of his favorite studies, and he lying by its bank in the foreground, a little full-length portrait, not the length of my finger.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.

a late time of life

From this reading The following springtime I spent making studies in that classic neighborhood, especially in a favorite haunt of Lowell's,--the "Waverley Oaks,"--a curious group of large white oaks, which had taken root some hundreds of years ago on the foot of a moraine of one of the offsets of the great glacier which, countless thousands of years ago, had covered New England.

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 CAMBRIDGE I gave up my studio in New York and went to Boston, and, my commissions executed, moved from there to Cambridge, where I made my home, returning thenceforward to the Adirondacks in the late summer and autumn of every year while I remained in America.