Chapter I

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

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

(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 An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

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

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

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

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

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

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

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

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

-ing form of “consider” — deem to be

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

having the form of a cylinder

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

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From this reading _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ THE Q AND C CO.

at any time

From this reading And no sensible man ever expects that day to come.

third-person singular of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely

From this reading And no sensible man ever expects that day to come.

the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

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

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

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From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

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From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

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

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

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

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

plural of “inventor” — someone who is the first to think of or make something

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

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

From this reading _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ THE Q AND C CO.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

-ing form of “lever” — to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading And no sensible man ever expects that day to come.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

used to form the superlative

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

not any; not one

From this reading And no sensible man ever expects that day to come.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ THE Q AND C CO.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

on one occasion

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

plural of “pig” — domestic swine

From this reading _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ THE Q AND C CO.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

a future prospect or potential

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

concerned with actual use or practice

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

From this reading _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ THE Q AND C CO.

express in words

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading And no sensible man ever expects that day to come.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

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

From this reading _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ THE Q AND C CO.

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

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

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

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

the upper part of anything

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

up to a particular time

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

the topmost one of two

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

-ing form of “utilize” — put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

void of intelligence or thought

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

in diverse ways

From this reading As a practical hat dealer and lover of my kind, it had always seemed to me a great economical waste to have a large vacant space inside the upper portion of top hats, or high hats, or “stovepipe” hats, as they are variously called.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.

at the time that

From this reading When a shoe is on, it is full of foot, and when a glove is on, it is full of hand; but a top hat is not, and never can be, full of head, until such a day as heads assume a cylindrical shape, perfectly flat on top.

a late time of life

From this reading An Experiment in Gyro-Hats _Author of “Pigs is Pigs,” etc._ Illustrations by ALBERT LEVERING The idea of a gyro-hat did not come to me all at once, as some great ideas come to inventors; and in fact I may say that but for a most unpleasant circumstance I might never have thought of gyro-hats at all, although I had for many years been considering the possibility of utilizing the waste space in the top of silk hats in some way or other.