Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading He is a traveller as well as a writer.

third-person singular of “acknowledge” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

be able to spare or give up

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

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

From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

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

From this reading He is a traveller as well as a writer.

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

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From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

the organ of sight

From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.

opinion or judgment

From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

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

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.

highest in quality

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

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

From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He is a traveller as well as a writer.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.

the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (485-425 BC)

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

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

From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

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

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

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

From this reading He is a traveller as well as a writer.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip

From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.

the sound of laughing

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

engage in

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

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

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

paying close attention especially to details

From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

relating to time long past

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

the local environment

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

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

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

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

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

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

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

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

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

a person who changes location

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

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

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading HERODOTUS--THE TRAVELLER The greatest traveller of olden times now comes upon the scene--Herodotus, the Greek, the "Father of History."

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading He is a traveller as well as a writer.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He tells us what he has seen with his eyes, what he has heard with his ears.

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

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

which person or people

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He has journeyed as one eager for knowledge, with a "hungry heart" and a keen, observant eye.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading He insists that the world is flat, he acknowledges that it is divided into two parts--Europe and Asia; but he can afford to laugh at those who draw maps of the world "without any sense to guide them," in which they make the whole world round as if drawn with a pair of compasses, with the ocean stream running round it, making Europe and Asia of equal size.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading He is a traveller as well as a writer.