used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was printed above them the dedication "_To M._," and Margery as she read them was touched and melted with a great tenderness and pride.
anew
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
appreciatedadjectiveUS /əˈpriːʃieɪtɪd/
fully understood or grasped
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
artist'snounUS /ˈɑːrtəsts/
possessive form of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
blushingadjectiveUS /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
Byrne
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From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
congratulatedverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪd/
past form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
dedicationnounUS /ˌdedəˈkeɪʃən/
complete and wholehearted fidelity
From this reading There was printed above them the dedication "_To M._," and Margery as she read them was touched and melted with a great tenderness and pride.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
editornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
an act that fails
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was printed above them the dedication "_To M._," and Margery as she read them was touched and melted with a great tenderness and pride.
GreenwichnounUS /ˈɡrenɪtʃ/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
Love-Songs
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From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading There was printed above them the dedication "_To M._," and Margery as she read them was touched and melted with a great tenderness and pride.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
Margery
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From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading There was printed above them the dedication "_To M._," and Margery as she read them was touched and melted with a great tenderness and pride.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
modestadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdəst/
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
a particular point in time
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
Muriel
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From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
and nothing more
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
originnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
persuadedverbUS /pərˈsweɪdɪd/
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading There was printed above them the dedication "_To M._," and Margery as she read them was touched and melted with a great tenderness and pride.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
QuarterlyadjectiveUS /ˈkwɔːrtərli/
of or relating to or consisting of a quarter
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading There was printed above them the dedication "_To M._," and Margery as she read them was touched and melted with a great tenderness and pride.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was printed above them the dedication "_To M._," and Margery as she read them was touched and melted with a great tenderness and pride.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
express in speech
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
squalornounUS /ˈskwɑːlər/
sordid dirtiness
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
move an implement through
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading There was printed above them the dedication "_To M._," and Margery as she read them was touched and melted with a great tenderness and pride.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was printed above them the dedication "_To M._," and Margery as she read them was touched and melted with a great tenderness and pride.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
having come into contact
From this reading There was printed above them the dedication "_To M._," and Margery as she read them was touched and melted with a great tenderness and pride.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
precisely as stated
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
viciousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪʃəs/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
virtuousadjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːəs/
morally excellent
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So they began again the quiet routine of domestic content, and Margery was very happy, putting out of her mind as an artist's madness the strange failure of Stephen to join her in the country.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
at the time that
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the third week of September there were printed in the autumn number of a literary Quarterly "Six Love-Songs," by Stephen Byrne, which he had sent in hot haste to the editor on the morning of the Greenwich expedition.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading But since she liked them so well, and appreciated them as Muriel had never done, and since he persuaded himself that at this moment he might have written the same songs to his wife, so tenderly did he think of her now, he slowly came to forget the vicious squalor of their origin; and in time, when literary friends spoke of them and congratulated him (for they made a great stir) the shame had all gone, and he answered with a virtuous and modest pride, as if indeed they had been written to his wife--and so in fact he almost believed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was printed above them the dedication "_To M._," and Margery as she read them was touched and melted with a great tenderness and pride.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading She would not speak of them to him, but she looked up, blushing, at the end of them and said only "_Stephen!_" And Stephen cursed himself in a hot shame for having thought them and written them and sent them to the paper.
