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Chapter I
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He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there. He is a suggestion, as I have said, of a new manner. I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours. That is all.” “Then why won’t you exhibit his portrait?”
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a distinguishing emblem
From this reading “I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.”
plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading “I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.”
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading ““Then why won’t you exhibit his portrait?””
an iconic mental representation
From this reading “He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading ““Then why won’t you exhibit his portrait?””
plural of “subtlety” — a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
From this reading “I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.”
an idea that is suggested
From this reading “He is a suggestion, as I have said, of a new manner.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He is a suggestion, as I have said, of a new manner.
(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 That is all.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is a suggestion, as I have said, of a new manner.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.
plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “Then why won’t you exhibit his portrait?”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He is a suggestion, as I have said, of a new manner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Then why won’t you exhibit his portrait?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He is a suggestion, as I have said, of a new manner.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.
the quality of being good looking and attractive
From this reading I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He is a suggestion, as I have said, of a new manner.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He is a suggestion, as I have said, of a new manner.
not any; not one
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “Then why won’t you exhibit his portrait?”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He is a suggestion, as I have said, of a new manner.
plural of “subtlety” — a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
From this reading I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading He is a suggestion, as I have said, of a new manner.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is all.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then why won’t you exhibit his portrait?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
at the time that
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Then why won’t you exhibit his portrait?”
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From this reading “Then why won’t you exhibit his portrait?”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then why won’t you exhibit his portrait?”
