1772
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From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
anew
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
(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 all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading All that makes home to a man I have left behind me.
terminate
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
chambersnounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbərz/
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
CURZON
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From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
EARLYadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
being one more than seven
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
exileverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪl/
expel from a country
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
GRIFFIN'SnounUS /ˈɡrɪfɪnz/
possessive form of “griffin” — winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
grimenounUS /ɡraɪm/
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All that makes home to a man I have left behind me.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading What can this land be to me now but a land of exile?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading All that makes home to a man I have left behind me.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
lighteningnounUS /ˈlaɪtənɪŋ/
descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
limitsnounUS /ˈlɪməts/
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
loweringadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərɪŋ/
darkened by clouds
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading All that makes home to a man I have left behind me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading All that makes home to a man I have left behind me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
not any; not one
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What can this land be to me now but a land of exile?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
on one occasion
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
patrioticadjectiveUS /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk/
inspired by love for your country
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
on the contrary
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
cut with a saw
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What can this land be to me now but a land of exile?
Tollendhal
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From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
unfamiliaradjectiveUS /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər/
not known or well known
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What can this land be to me now but a land of exile?
a Caucasian
From this reading It was with no lightening of my thoughts that I saw the white cliffs of old England break the sullen grey of the horizon, with no patriotic joy that I set foot on my native soil again, but rather with a heavy, heavy heart.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading WRITTEN EARLY IN THE YEAR 1772, IN HIS ROOMS AT GRIFFIN’S, CURZON STREET) HOME in England once again, if home it can be called, this set of hired chambers, so dreary within, with outside the lowering fog and the unfamiliar sounds that were once so familiar.
a late time of life
From this reading It is all strange, after eight years’ exile; and the grime, the noise, the narrow limits, the bustle of this great city, weary me after the noble silence, the wide life, at Tollendhal.
