Chapter VI

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

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

(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 Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

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

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

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

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

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

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

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

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

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From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

a youthful male person

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

not characterized by emotion

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

brought together in one place

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

plural of “dealer” — someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

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From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

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From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

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From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

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From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

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From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

involving financial matters

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

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From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

plural of “flight” — a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

A small part broken or separated off something larger.

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

in a gradual manner

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

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

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

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

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

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

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

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

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

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

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

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From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

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

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

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

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

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

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

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From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

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From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

coated with paint

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

the quantity of a crop that is harvested

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

a safe place

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

plural of “remnant” — a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

worthless material that is to be disposed of

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

search haphazardly

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

a three-dimensional work of plastic art

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

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From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

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

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

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

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

a river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea

From this reading Here he painted, modelled and studied and here he dragged all the beautiful and antique objects that he succeeded in picking up in the little shops along the Tiber or in the Mercato dei Fiori.

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

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

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From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

by way of; passing through

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

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

From this reading That was his passion: to hunt through Rome for a panel of an old triptych or a fragment of ancient sculpture.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

at the time that

From this reading Already as a child, as a boy, he had felt that passion for antiquity developing; he learnt how to rummage through the stocks of old Jewish dealers; he taught himself to haggle when his purse was not full; and he collected first rubbish and afterwards, gradually, objects of artistic and financial value.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Duco Van Der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly north light, up three flights of stairs in the Via del Babuino.

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

room where work is done

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.

marked by active interest and enthusiasm

From this reading In this way his studio had not remained the large, chilly, vault-like workroom bearing witness to zealous and serious study, but had become a refuge for dim-coloured remnants of antiquity and ancient art, a museum for his dreaming spirit.