used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
actionsnounUS /ˈækʃənz/
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
in actual fact
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
anew
From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
(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 There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
anachronisticadjectiveUS /əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk/
chronologically misplaced
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
at or in or to any place
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
assailedverbUS /əˈseɪld/
past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
balancedadjectiveUS /ˈbælənst/
being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
bedeviledverbUS /bɪˈdevəld/
past form of “bedevil” — treat cruelly
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
befuddledadjectiveUS /bɪˈfʌdəld/
stupefied by alcoholic drink
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
brought into existence
From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
ClydenounUS /klaɪd/
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
coincidentadjectiveUS /koʊˈɪnsədənt/
occurring or operating at the same time
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
comparedverbUS /kəmˈperd/
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
complexitynounUS /kəmˈpleksəti/
the quality of being intricate and compounded
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
confrontedverbUS /kənˈfrʌntəd/
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
confrontingverbUS /kənˈfrʌntɪŋ/
-ing form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
the act of departing
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
disordernounUS /dɪˈsɔːrdər/
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
else
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From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
erroneousadjectiveUS /eˈroʊniəs/
containing or characterized by error
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
escapingverbUS /ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
haphazardadjectiveUS /hæpˈhæzərd/
dependent upon or characterized by chance
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
imaginativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənətɪv/
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
impendingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
an occurrence of something
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
instancesnounUS /ˈɪnstənsəz/
plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
itemnounUS /ˈaɪtəm/
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
the act of departing
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
majoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
meditateverbUS /ˈmedəteɪt/
reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
mentalitynounUS /menˈtæləti/
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
a particular point in time
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
morbidlyadverbUS /ˈmɔːrbədli/
in a morbid manner or to a morbid degree
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
not any; not one
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
and nothing more
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
panicnounUS /ˈpænɪk/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
pausingverbUS /ˈpɔːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
poorlyadverbUS /ˈpuːrli/
(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
precipitateverbUS /prɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/
bring about abruptly
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
psychogenetically
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From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
recedeverbUS /rɪˈsiːd/
pull back or move away or backward
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
resortingverbUS /rɪˈzɔːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “resort” — have recourse to
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
routedverbUS /ˈruːtɪd/
past form of “route” — send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
Identical; not different.
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
schemesnounUS /skiːmz/
plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
the act of searching for something
From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
sensitivelyadverbUS /ˈsensɪtɪvli/
in a sensitive manner
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
smallestadjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːləst/
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
solutionnounUS /səˈluːʃən/
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
not in physical motion
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
strainedadjectiveUS /streɪnd/
lacking natural ease
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
temporaryadjectiveUS /ˈtempəreri/
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
thrustingnounUS /ˈθrʌstɪŋ/
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
Times-Union
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From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
topplingverbUS /ˈtɑːpəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “topple” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
totters
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From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
turbulentadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrbjələnt/
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading And yet again at moments the solution suggested by the item in _The Times-Union_ again thrusting itself forward, psychogenetically, born of his own turbulent, eager and disappointed seeking.
unescapable
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From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
unreasonnoun
the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
warpedadjectiveUS /wɔːrpt/
used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
weirdestadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrdəst/
superlative of “weird” — suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
(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 And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The strained and bedeviled look in his eyes at moments--the manner in which, from moment to moment and hour to hour, he went over and over his hitherto poorly balanced actions and thoughts but with no smallest door of escape anywhere.
at the time that
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In such instances the will and the courage confronted by some great difficulty which it can neither master nor endure, appears in some to recede in precipitate flight, leaving only panic and temporary unreason in its wake.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There are moments when in connection with the sensitively imaginative or morbidly anachronistic--the mentality assailed and the same not of any great strength and the problem confronting it of sufficient force and complexity--the reason not actually toppling from its throne, still totters or is warped or shaken--the mind befuddled to the extent that for the time being, at least, unreason or disorder and mistaken or erroneous counsel would appear to hold against all else.
but in spite of that
From this reading And in this instance, the mind of Clyde might well have been compared to a small and routed army in full flight before a major one, yet at various times in its precipitate departure, pausing for a moment to meditate on some way of escaping complete destruction and in the coincident panic of such a state, resorting to the weirdest and most haphazard of schemes of escaping from an impending and yet wholly unescapable fate.
