used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are only two remedies for heart- sickness:--hope and patience."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are only two remedies for heart- sickness:--hope and patience."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
Athenian's
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From this reading Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
borrowedverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊd/
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
Cambyses
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From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
the organ of sight
From this reading Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are only two remedies for heart- sickness:--hope and patience."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
Hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading There are only two remedies for heart- sickness:--hope and patience."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
maximsnounUS /ˈmæksəmz/
plural of “maxim” — a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
obeisancenounUS /oʊˈbeɪsəns/
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
and nothing more
From this reading There are only two remedies for heart- sickness:--hope and patience."
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading There are only two remedies for heart- sickness:--hope and patience."
Phanes
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From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
PythagorasnounUS /ˌpɪθəˈɡɔːrɑːs/
Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem; considered to be the first true mathematician (circa 580-500 BC)
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
remediesnounUS /ˈremədiz/
plural of “remedy” — act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading There are only two remedies for heart- sickness:--hope and patience."
not often
From this reading Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading There are only two remedies for heart- sickness:--hope and patience."
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
hurting
From this reading Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are only two remedies for heart- sickness:--hope and patience."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There are only two remedies for heart- sickness:--hope and patience."
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Still the Athenian's way of speaking pleased him, and he told him to go on with his story.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Cambyses listened to this sentence, borrowed from the golden maxims of Pythagoras, and smiled bitterly at the word "patience."
wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
people who are wounded
From this reading Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it as seldom as thou wouldst a sore eye.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Phanes made another deep obeisance, and continued: "We carried the unconscious youth to my carriage, and brought him to the nearest station.
