Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

later than; following

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

anew

From this reading I will not discuss them again, but in forming any judgment of the later poems they must be discarded.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

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

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

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

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I will not discuss them again, but in forming any judgment of the later poems they must be discarded.

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

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

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

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

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

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From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

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

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

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

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

brought into existence

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I will not discuss them again, but in forming any judgment of the later poems they must be discarded.

plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

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

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

carefully weighed

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

thrown away

From this reading I will not discuss them again, but in forming any judgment of the later poems they must be discarded.

to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading I will not discuss them again, but in forming any judgment of the later poems they must be discarded.

earlier in time; previously

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)

From this reading I will not discuss them again, but in forming any judgment of the later poems they must be discarded.

set up or found

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

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

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

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

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

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

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

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

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading I will not discuss them again, but in forming any judgment of the later poems they must be discarded.

and nothing more

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

engage in

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

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 Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

being roughly between 45 and 65 years old

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

not any; not one

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I will not discuss them again, but in forming any judgment of the later poems they must be discarded.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

many times at short intervals

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

plural of “period” — an amount of time

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

being or feeling set or kept apart from others

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

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

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

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

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

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

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

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

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

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

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

interact in a certain way

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

not published

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Many of them must belong to the earlier periods of his life, and been introduced into the volumes out of the crowd of unpublished poems every poet seems to possess.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

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

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

at the time that

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

in or at the place that

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

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

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.

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

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

to a great degree

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will not discuss them again, but in forming any judgment of the later poems they must be discarded.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The poems are of various kinds, on widely separated subjects; and with the exception of those which treat of Balaustion, they have no connection with one another.

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

From this reading These, when we come across them among their middle-aged companions, make a strange impression, as if we found a white-thorn flowering in an autumnal woodland; and in previous chapters of this book I have often fetched them out of their places, and considered them where they ought to be--in the happier air and light in which they were born.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading _LATER POEMS_ A just appreciation of the work which Browning published after _The Ring and the Book_ is a difficult task.