Chapter III

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

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

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

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

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

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

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The taste in humour and pathos is not the taste of this time, which laughs at the pathos, and finds the humour, when not dull, merely spiteful and vindictive.

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

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

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From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

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From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

a period of 100 years

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

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From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading The taste in humour and pathos is not the taste of this time, which laughs at the pathos, and finds the humour, when not dull, merely spiteful and vindictive.

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading The taste in humour and pathos is not the taste of this time, which laughs at the pathos, and finds the humour, when not dull, merely spiteful and vindictive.

plural of “friendship” — the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

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

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading The taste in humour and pathos is not the taste of this time, which laughs at the pathos, and finds the humour, when not dull, merely spiteful and vindictive.

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

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

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From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

located inward

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

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

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing

From this reading The taste in humour and pathos is not the taste of this time, which laughs at the pathos, and finds the humour, when not dull, merely spiteful and vindictive.

plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

the literary culture

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

Recollections of past events.

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

and nothing more

From this reading The taste in humour and pathos is not the taste of this time, which laughs at the pathos, and finds the humour, when not dull, merely spiteful and vindictive.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

very recently

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

coming next after the eighteenth in position

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

being on the outside or further from a center

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

From this reading The taste in humour and pathos is not the taste of this time, which laughs at the pathos, and finds the humour, when not dull, merely spiteful and vindictive.

an amount of time

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

plural of “quarrel” — an angry dispute

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

one of four equal parts

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

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

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

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

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite

From this reading The taste in humour and pathos is not the taste of this time, which laughs at the pathos, and finds the humour, when not dull, merely spiteful and vindictive.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading The taste in humour and pathos is not the taste of this time, which laughs at the pathos, and finds the humour, when not dull, merely spiteful and vindictive.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

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

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

in or at that place or location

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

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

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

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

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

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

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

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From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge

From this reading The taste in humour and pathos is not the taste of this time, which laughs at the pathos, and finds the humour, when not dull, merely spiteful and vindictive.

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

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

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

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

at the time that

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.

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

From this reading The taste in humour and pathos is not the taste of this time, which laughs at the pathos, and finds the humour, when not dull, merely spiteful and vindictive.

belonging to which person

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

in a willing manner

From this reading There are some in this time of ours whose members think they are of the giants whose memory the world will not willingly let die.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading BARHAM: THE AUTHOR OF THE _INGOLDSBY LEGENDS_ There are _coteries_, circles inner and outer, in the world of letters, and there have always been.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading The members of those literary brotherhoods are gone, each one to his place, and the memories of the most of them, of the books they wrote, the jokes they cracked, of their friendships and quarrels, are dim and dusty to-day.

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

From this reading There were other _coterie_ when the nineteenth century was but newly come into its second quarter, when the period that is now known as Early Victorian was in the making, and when the Queen was young.