Chapter III

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From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

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

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

the two together, not just one

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

showing who or what does the action

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

plural of “canvas” — a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

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From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)

From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

half the width of an em

From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

giving courage or confidence or hope

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

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From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

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

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

informal terms for a mother

From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

coated with paint

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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 FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

an ardent male lover

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

the place where some action occurs

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

something of sentimental value

From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

doomed to extinction

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

natural abilities or qualities

From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

the concentration of a solution as determined by titration

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

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From this reading Ne me suis je pas fait plaisir en vous reconnaissant du talent et en vous rendant la justice qui vous est due? si vous m'avez donne l'occasion de vous faire part de ma vieille esperance n'est ce pas une preuve de l'estime que vous faites de mes conseils?

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From this reading Puisque vous m'offrez genereusement votre amitie, je l'accepte de bien bon coeur, et votre petit dessin me restera comme un gracieux souvenir de vous.

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From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

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

From this reading FIRST STUDIO IN LONDON 1859-1863 In 1858 Leighton was represented on the Royal Academy walls by two pictures, "The Fisherman and the Syren"--a subject from Goethe's ballad, "Half drew she him, Half sunk he in, And never more was seen"-- and by a scene from "Romeo and Juliet," both small canvases painted in Rome and in Paris.[8]

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Leighton at this time received an encouraging letter from Robert Fleury, from whom he had learned much:-- Que parlez vous de reconnaissance, mon cher Monsieur Leighton? de l'amitie je le veux bien, et je recois, a ce titre seulement, le dessin que vous m'avez envoye.