Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

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

From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:

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

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

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

From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.

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

From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

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

From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:

a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves)

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

having or capable of producing colors

From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.

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From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:

past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.

at any time

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

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

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.

third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

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From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

set up or found

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

many times at short intervals

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.

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

From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.

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

From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

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

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:

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

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

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

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

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

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

plural of “jaunt” — a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

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

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

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

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.

not any; not one

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

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

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

past form of “prosecute” — conduct a prosecution in a court of law

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.

plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.

in the recent past

From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:

plural of “research” — systematic investigation to establish facts

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.

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

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

avoiding waste

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

a simple seat without a back or arms

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

carry out

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

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

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

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From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.

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

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

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

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.

precisely as stated

From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.

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

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

water-soluble pigment

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.

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

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

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

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

which person or people

From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:

belonging to which person

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

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

From this reading An Art critic who had recently been looking at his work had delivered himself as follows:

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

From this reading He was frequently, in fact, obliged to take his colour-box into the Botanical Gardens, and there, on his stool, in the shade of a monkey-puzzler or in the lee of some India-rubber plant, he would spend long hours sketching.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.

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From this reading But, you see, they’re so scattered; you’ll never get the public to look at them.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Young Jolyon, whose circumstances were not those of a Forsyte, found at times a difficulty in sparing the money needful for those country jaunts and researches into Nature, without having prosecuted which no watercolour artist ever puts brush to paper.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “In a way your drawings are very good; tone and colour, in some of them certainly quite a feeling for Nature.