used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
anew
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
at or in or to any place
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
Apenninesnoun
a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Gradually--very gradually--England was waking to the fact that Maurice Durant was a clever painter; still more gradually it had dawned on Maurice that he was becoming famous.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
confined by bonds
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading Gradually--very gradually--England was waking to the fact that Maurice Durant was a clever painter; still more gradually it had dawned on Maurice that he was becoming famous.
Coton
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From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading Gradually--very gradually--England was waking to the fact that Maurice Durant was a clever painter; still more gradually it had dawned on Maurice that he was becoming famous.
disgustedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstəd/
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
DovernounUS /ˈdoʊvər/
the capital of the state of Delaware
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
DurantnounUS /ˈdʊrənt/
United States historian (1885-1981)
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
else
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From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
EnglishmannounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
at any time
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Gradually--very gradually--England was waking to the fact that Maurice Durant was a clever painter; still more gradually it had dawned on Maurice that he was becoming famous.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Gradually--very gradually--England was waking to the fact that Maurice Durant was a clever painter; still more gradually it had dawned on Maurice that he was becoming famous.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
foreignernounUS /ˈfɔːrənər/
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
set up or found
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Gradually--very gradually--England was waking to the fact that Maurice Durant was a clever painter; still more gradually it had dawned on Maurice that he was becoming famous.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
irresistiblyadverbUS /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbli/
incapable of being resisted
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
ManornounUS /ˈmænər/
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
Maurice
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From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
OUTWARDadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtwərd/
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading Gradually--very gradually--England was waking to the fact that Maurice Durant was a clever painter; still more gradually it had dawned on Maurice that he was becoming famous.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
RestlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
not in physical motion
From this reading Gradually--very gradually--England was waking to the fact that Maurice Durant was a clever painter; still more gradually it had dawned on Maurice that he was becoming famous.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Those three weeks in Coton Manor had disgusted him with the country, another three weeks in London had more than satisfied his passion for town.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
precisely as stated
From this reading Gradually--very gradually--England was waking to the fact that Maurice Durant was a clever painter; still more gradually it had dawned on Maurice that he was becoming famous.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Gradually--very gradually--England was waking to the fact that Maurice Durant was a clever painter; still more gradually it had dawned on Maurice that he was becoming famous.
migratory
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was there that he realized more keenly than anywhere else that he was a foreigner in England, and he went abroad in order to feel himself an Englishman again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Restless as ever, he spent two years wandering the world, then shut himself up for three more in a little villa in the Apennines, and worked as he had never worked before, with the result that at the end of the five years, he found himself irresistibly drawn back to England again.
XIVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
a late time of life
From this reading OUTWARD BOUND XIV After seven weeks in England Maurice Durant began to look back with longing on the seven years he had spent away from it, and so turned his back on Dover and his face to the South of France.
