used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For I have observed that before men can be gentle and broad-minded with each other, they are always gentle and broad-minded about beasts.
abstractedadjectiveUS /ˈæbstræktɪd/
lost in thought; showing preoccupation
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading For I have observed that before men can be gentle and broad-minded with each other, they are always gentle and broad-minded about beasts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For I have observed that before men can be gentle and broad-minded with each other, they are always gentle and broad-minded about beasts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For I have observed that before men can be gentle and broad-minded with each other, they are always gentle and broad-minded about beasts.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I have often thought over that,” he said, “and honestly I don’t believe I do.
broad-mindedadjective
incapable of being shocked
From this reading For I have observed that before men can be gentle and broad-minded with each other, they are always gentle and broad-minded about beasts.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For I have observed that before men can be gentle and broad-minded with each other, they are always gentle and broad-minded about beasts.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I have often thought over that,” he said, “and honestly I don’t believe I do.
Don't
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From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
dumbnessnoun
the quality of being mentally slow and limited
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For I have observed that before men can be gentle and broad-minded with each other, they are always gentle and broad-minded about beasts.
divisible by two
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
exaggerateverbUS /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading For I have observed that before men can be gentle and broad-minded with each other, they are always gentle and broad-minded about beasts.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have often thought over that,” he said, “and honestly I don’t believe I do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
honestlyadverbUS /ˈɑːnəstli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “I have often thought over that,” he said, “and honestly I don’t believe I do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
I've
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From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
and nothing more
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
magnanimitynoun
liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
the force of workers available
From this reading For I have observed that before men can be gentle and broad-minded with each other, they are always gentle and broad-minded about beasts.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading For I have observed that before men can be gentle and broad-minded with each other, they are always gentle and broad-minded about beasts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “I have often thought over that,” he said, “and honestly I don’t believe I do.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For I have observed that before men can be gentle and broad-minded with each other, they are always gentle and broad-minded about beasts.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I have often thought over that,” he said, “and honestly I don’t believe I do.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
proportionnounUS /prəˈpɔːrʃən/
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
express in words
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
express in speech
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For I have observed that before men can be gentle and broad-minded with each other, they are always gentle and broad-minded about beasts.
a special situation
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I have often thought over that,” he said, “and honestly I don’t believe I do.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
arousing affect
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
at the time that
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading These dumb things, so beautiful--even the plain ones--in their different ways, and so touching in their dumbness, do draw us to magnanimity, and help the wings of our hearts to grow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He looked at me for a long time without speaking, and when he did speak it was in a queer, abstracted voice:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Before I go in,” I said, “there is just one little thing I’ve got to say to you: Don’t you think that, for a man with your ‘sense of proportion,’ you exaggerate the importance of beasts and their happiness?”
