Chapter XII

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

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

anew

From this reading But again I must plead my congenital weakness.

how long something has existed

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

(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 Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

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

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

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

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

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

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

(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 Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

an old name for sulfur

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But again I must plead my congenital weakness.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

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From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

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From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

rid of obstructions

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

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

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

From this reading But again I must plead my congenital weakness.

plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

past form of “couch” — formulate in a particular style or language

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

a member of the Democratic Party

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

being one more than ten

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

divisible by two

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

plural of “expanse” — a wide scope

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

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

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

like down or as soft as down

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

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

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

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

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

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

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

only a very short time before

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

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

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

an erroneous mental representation

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

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

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

defying imitation; matchless

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

a native or resident of London

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

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

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But again I must plead my congenital weakness.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

not any; not one

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

on one occasion

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

and nothing more

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

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

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

plural of “phantom” — a ghostly appearing figure

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

appeal or request earnestly

From this reading But again I must plead my congenital weakness.

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

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

written matter that is recited from memory

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

precisely, exactly

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

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

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

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

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

plural of “sell” — the activity of persuading someone to buy

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

having or as if having especially high-pitched spots

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

the rays of the sun

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

moderately warm

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

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

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

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

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

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

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

the upper part of anything

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

a source of difficulty

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

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From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

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

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

a flaw or weak point

From this reading But again I must plead my congenital weakness.

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

From this reading Such, then, were the phantoms that my recitation called up to dance on the surface of the Tyrrhenian.

at the time that

From this reading I was a democratic Englishman and a Londoner at that, living in an age when the _Daily Mail_ sells two million copies every morning; I had no right to so much sunlight, so tepid and clear a sea, such spiky mountains, such clouds, such blue expanses of sky; I had no right to Shelley; and if I were a true democrat, then I ought not even to think.

in or at the place that

From this reading Couched on the water, I was dreaming of the ideal democratic state where no irrelevant Holy Ghost-possessed exception should trouble the flat serenity of the rule—the rule of Cloudesley and Carruthers, Fluffy and the alert, inimitable Brimstone—when all at once I became aware that a sailing-boat was coming up behind me, was right on top of me, in fact.

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

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Salutarily they reminded me that I was only on my holiday, that the landscape in the midst of which I was now floating was hardly better than an illusion and that life was only real and earnest during the eleven months of each year which I spent between Gog’s Court and Miss Carruthers’s.