Chapter XXVII

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

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

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

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

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

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Flowers were over, hanging crumpled and brown on their withered stalks.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading My windows overlooked the smooth lawns and gravel paths of the college garden.

of metal e.g.

From this reading Flowers were over, hanging crumpled and brown on their withered stalks.

to a faint degree or weakly perceived

From this reading Here and there, a solitary late-blooming rose shone faintly.

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Flowers were over, hanging crumpled and brown on their withered stalks.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading My windows overlooked the smooth lawns and gravel paths of the college garden.

rock fragments and pebbles

From this reading My windows overlooked the smooth lawns and gravel paths of the college garden.

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading Flowers were over, hanging crumpled and brown on their withered stalks.

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

From this reading Here and there, a solitary late-blooming rose shone faintly.

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

From this reading I returned to Oxford.

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

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

of plants that bloom during the autumn

From this reading Here and there, a solitary late-blooming rose shone faintly.

plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading My windows overlooked the smooth lawns and gravel paths of the college garden.

the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Flowers were over, hanging crumpled and brown on their withered stalks.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

above and across; more than

From this reading Flowers were over, hanging crumpled and brown on their withered stalks.

not taken into account

From this reading My windows overlooked the smooth lawns and gravel paths of the college garden.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading I returned to Oxford.

plural of “path” — a course of conduct

From this reading My windows overlooked the smooth lawns and gravel paths of the college garden.

one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading I returned to Oxford.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Here and there, a solitary late-blooming rose shone faintly.

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading Here and there, a solitary late-blooming rose shone faintly.

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

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading My windows overlooked the smooth lawns and gravel paths of the college garden.

characterized by or preferring solitude

From this reading Here and there, a solitary late-blooming rose shone faintly.

plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

From this reading Flowers were over, hanging crumpled and brown on their withered stalks.

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

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Flowers were over, hanging crumpled and brown on their withered stalks.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Here and there, a solitary late-blooming rose shone faintly.

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

From this reading I returned to Oxford.

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

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

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

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

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

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading My windows overlooked the smooth lawns and gravel paths of the college garden.

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

From this reading Flowers were over, hanging crumpled and brown on their withered stalks.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading My rooms at Lazarus were in Fellows’ Quad--one was a big room in which I lived and worked, the other was a small bedroom leading out of it.