Chapter I

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From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

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

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a defendant in a criminal proceeding

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

in addition

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

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

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

any thing at all

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

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

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

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

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

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

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

offering little or no hope

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

the act of brushing your teeth

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

a university in England

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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

with confidence; in a confident manner

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

intentionally conceived

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

intense or sharp

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

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

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

someone who is critical of the motives of others

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

nonresinous wood of a fir tree

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

pleasant-smelling

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

a state of high honor

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

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

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

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

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

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From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

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

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

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

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

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

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

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

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

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From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

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

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

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

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From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

immediately past

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

the literary culture

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

restricting the scope or freedom of action

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

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

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

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

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies

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concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

and nothing more

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

laborer who works in a mine

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

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

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

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

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

above and across; more than

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

exert pressure or force to or upon

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past form of “print” — put into print

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subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

not arrogant or presuming

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

with honesty

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

the bank of a river

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a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

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(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

express in words

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

the quality of being simple or uncompounded

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

plural of “tease” — someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

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

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in or at that place or location

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

an old word for “yours”

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

a special situation

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

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

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

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

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

in a triumphant manner

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

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precisely as stated

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

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

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

at the time that

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

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

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

which person or people

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading _I always think of her as of one who, hearing New England accused of being a bleak land without beauty, passes confidently over the snow, and by the gray rock, and past the dark fir tree, to a southern bank, and there, brushing away the decayed leaves, triumphantly shows to the faultfinder a spray of the trailing arbutus.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading And I should like, for my own part, to add this: that the fragrant, retiring, exquisite flower, which I think she would say is the symbol of New England virtue, is the symbol also of her own modest and delightful art._ From THE ART OF MISS JEWETT, by Charles Miner Thompson, in the _Atlantic_ for October, 1904

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.

a late time of life

From this reading _But give to thine own story Simplicity, with glory._ LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY In reading over a package of letters from Sarah Orne Jewett, I find this observation: “_The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper—whether little or great, it belongs to Literature._” Miss Jewett was very conscious of the fact that when a writer makes anything that belongs to Literature (limiting the term here to imaginative literature, which she of course meant), his material goes through a process very different from that by which he makes merely a good story or a good novel.