Chapter I

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From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

(sentence connectors) because of the reason given

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

in actual fact

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

(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 It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

in bodily form

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

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From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

an occurrence of something

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

clearly or sharply defined to the mind

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

in a consecutive manner

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

the attribute of being so near as to be touching

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

wanted intensely

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

the act of eating dinner

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

divisible by two

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

extremely

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

the organ of sight

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

opinion or judgment

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

to certain extent or degree

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

being the right size and shape to fit as desired

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

many times at short intervals

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

of or relating to gastronomy

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

an established custom

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

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

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

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

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

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

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

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

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

clear or deep perception of a situation

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

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

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

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

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

march in a procession

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

come together

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

the body of members of an organization or group

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

possessive form of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

absolutely essential

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

not any; not one

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

and nothing more

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

a specialist in philosophy

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

a predisposition in favor of something

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

for the most part

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

giving satisfaction

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

plural of “saying” — a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

in a sporadic manner

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

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

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

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

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

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

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

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

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

having intellectual depth

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

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

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

the cognitive condition of someone who understands

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

United States author (born 1932)

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

habitually speaking the truth

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

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

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading In the present book, moreover, we shall be able to read the sayings of this philosopher of the cheerful mind as they have been remembered and recorded by one who, better than any one else at all, knew Professor Maturin as he thought, and as he spoke, and as he had his being.

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

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

which person or people

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

belonging to which person

From this reading I had known, of course, of his predilection for the Athenaeum, and his habit of dining at that club of intellectual and gastronomic repute, and I was aware of his membership in the veracious Sindbad Society whose meetings he frequently attended; but here, too, and principally from the fact, no doubt, that I was a member of neither, I had never been able to bring about the much desired personal acquaintance with him.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It is so much the more a pleasure, accordingly, to me, and as it will be to all those who have read Professor Maturin before only sporadically and at intervals, at length to have the opportunity to read him consecutively, and thus to get those side-lights and reflections of understanding that can only come with a reasonable contiguity of statement.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Of acquaintance, however, and even of a fairly satisfactory sort, there has nevertheless been no lack, for I have read much that Professor Maturin has written, and I have remembered, although inadequately enough, many of the things that he has said with such understanding and insight of the real bearing of individual experience, along quite extraordinarily extended lines, upon the wide problems of human existence.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading _New York: Lemcke & Buechner 30-32 West 27th Street_ _London: Humphrey Milford Amen Corner, E.C._ New York Columbia University Press _Printed March, 1916_ _D. B. Updike · The Merrymount Press · Boston_ It was never my good fortune actually to meet Professor Maturin, or even to see him, although in the latter case I should instantly have recognized him, so familiar have I been through my mind’s eye, at least, with his personal appearance--his slender figure somewhat stooping with the bodily inclination of the scholar, the clear-cut features that could only have fitted his clear-cut mind, and the thoughtful eyes that were their necessary concomitant.