Chapter XXVI

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

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

anew

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

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

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

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From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

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

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

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

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

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From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

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From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

a partially opened flower

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

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From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

navigational instrument for finding directions

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

include or contain; have as a component

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

suited to your comfort or purpose or needs

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

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From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

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From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

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

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

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From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

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From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

capable of reproducing

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

set up or found

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

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

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

in a joyous manner

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

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

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

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

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

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

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

a component of a mixture or compound

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

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

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

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From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

set down according to a plan

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

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From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

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

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

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

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

not any; not one

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

coated with paint

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

join again

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

the act of perceiving the odor of something

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

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From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

express in words

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

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

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

in or at that place or location

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

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

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

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

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

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

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

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

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

by bad luck

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

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

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

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

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

at the time that

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

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

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

which person or people

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading "It was a chosen plot of fertile land, Amongst wide waves set like a little nest, As if it had by Nature's cunning hand Been choycely picked out from all the rest, And laid forth for ensample of the best.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading There are few, if any of us, who, in the course of our lives, have not had occasion to wish that certain spaces in those lives might be represented by the convenient asterisks that cover them in books; but this is unfortunately impossible to Jim, as to the rest of us; and he has fought through each minute and its minuteful of pain (happily no minute can contain two minutefuls) during the seven months that have elapsed since we parted from him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading No daintie flower or herb that grows on ground, No arborete with painted blossomes drest, And smelling sweete, but there it might be found To bud out faire, and throwe her sweet smell all around."

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

but in spite of that

From this reading Time has stepped upon another year; not much more than stepped, since that year's first month is not yet out; and Burgoyne has stepped upon another continent before we again rejoin him.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading At first those minutes held nothing but pain; he could not tell you which of them it was that first admitted within its little compass any alien ingredient; and he was shocked and remorseful when he discovered that any such existed.