used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
Adirondack
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From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
(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 Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
brought into existence
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
brotherlyadjectiveUS /ˈbrʌðərli/
like or characteristic of or befitting a brother
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
contemporaryadjectiveUS /kənˈtempəreri/
characteristic of the present
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
dispassionateadjectiveUS /dɪˈspæʃənət/
unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
embarrassmentnounUS /ɪmˈberəsmənt/
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
divisible by two
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
at any time
From this reading No kinder or wiser friend have I ever had.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading No kinder or wiser friend have I ever had.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
only a very short time before
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
hospitableadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːˈspɪtəbəl/
favorable to life and growth
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
kinderadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndər/
comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading No kinder or wiser friend have I ever had.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
immediately past
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
LOWELLnounUS /ˈloʊəl/
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
magnatenounUS /ˈmæɡnət/
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
not any; not one
From this reading No kinder or wiser friend have I ever had.
Norton
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From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No kinder or wiser friend have I ever had.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
perspectivenounUS /pərˈspektɪv/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
pronounceverbUS /prəˈnaʊns/
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
express in words
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
not in physical motion
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
accept gladly
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
which person or people
From this reading Of all that New England world, so hospitable, so brotherly to me that if I had been born in Cambridge it could hardly have been more kind, Lowell and Norton were those who most made my welcome free from any embarrassment to myself.
belonging to which person
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
wiseradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzər/
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading No kinder or wiser friend have I ever had.
in the company of; together with
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Norton, almost exactly my contemporary, is still living, and which of us two shall say the last word for the other is in the lap of the gods, but in the Adirondack Club life he does not appear.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading LOWELL The third magnate of our Club was Lowell, with whose personality the world at large is already well acquainted.
a late time of life
From this reading In his own day and presence it was impossible to form a satisfactory personal judgment of him, and even now, through the perspective of the years since he died, it is out of the question for me to pronounce a dispassionate judgment.
