used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
affectionsnounUS /əˈfekʃənz/
plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking
From this reading But whither?--I know not!--If I mean to be truly master of my affections, seas must separate us!
anew
From this reading It refuses to renounce her, and makes a thousand and a thousand efforts to oblige me again to urge its just claims.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am in the labyrinth of contradictions, and know not how to get out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But whither?--I know not!--If I mean to be truly master of my affections, seas must separate us!
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
claimsnounUS /kleɪmz/
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading It refuses to renounce her, and makes a thousand and a thousand efforts to oblige me again to urge its just claims.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
contradictionsnounUS /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃənz/
plural of “contradiction” — opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
From this reading I am in the labyrinth of contradictions, and know not how to get out.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
having the place or position changed
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading It refuses to renounce her, and makes a thousand and a thousand efforts to oblige me again to urge its just claims.
divisible by two
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
fatuus
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From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
provide as food
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I am in the labyrinth of contradictions, and know not how to get out.
Grosvenor
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
Henley
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
how
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From this reading I am in the labyrinth of contradictions, and know not how to get out.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
ignis
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From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
ImpossibilitynounUS /ˌɪmpɔːsɪˈbɪlɪti/
incapability of existing or occurring
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
incoherentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt/
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
inefficientadjectiveUS /ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/
not producing desired results; wasteful
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It refuses to renounce her, and makes a thousand and a thousand efforts to oblige me again to urge its just claims.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It refuses to renounce her, and makes a thousand and a thousand efforts to oblige me again to urge its just claims.
and nothing more
From this reading It refuses to renounce her, and makes a thousand and a thousand efforts to oblige me again to urge its just claims.
killsnounUS /kɪlz/
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But whither?--I know not!--If I mean to be truly master of my affections, seas must separate us!
labyrinthnounUS /ˈlæbərɪnθ/
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading I am in the labyrinth of contradictions, and know not how to get out.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
listlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɪstləs/
lacking zest or vivacity
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It refuses to renounce her, and makes a thousand and a thousand efforts to oblige me again to urge its just claims.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading But whither?--I know not!--If I mean to be truly master of my affections, seas must separate us!
May-be
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From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
meagreadjective
deficient in amount or quality or extent
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But whither?--I know not!--If I mean to be truly master of my affections, seas must separate us!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
not one and not the other of two
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But whither?--I know not!--If I mean to be truly master of my affections, seas must separate us!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
obligeverbUS /əˈblaɪdʒ/
force somebody to do something
From this reading It refuses to renounce her, and makes a thousand and a thousand efforts to oblige me again to urge its just claims.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
oppressiveadjectiveUS /əˈpresɪv/
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I am in the labyrinth of contradictions, and know not how to get out.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
phantomsnounUS /ˈfæntəmz/
plural of “phantom” — a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
possibilitiesnounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
refusesnounUS /rəˈfjuːzəz/
plural of “refuse” — food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading It refuses to renounce her, and makes a thousand and a thousand efforts to oblige me again to urge its just claims.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
renounceverbUS /rɪˈnaʊns/
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
From this reading It refuses to renounce her, and makes a thousand and a thousand efforts to oblige me again to urge its just claims.
recurring again and again
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
reveriesnounUS /ˈrevəriz/
plural of “revery” — an abstracted state of absorption
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading But whither?--I know not!--If I mean to be truly master of my affections, seas must separate us!
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading But whither?--I know not!--If I mean to be truly master of my affections, seas must separate us!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
not in physical motion
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
strugglesnounUS /ˈstrʌɡəlz/
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading It refuses to renounce her, and makes a thousand and a thousand efforts to oblige me again to urge its just claims.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
Trenchard
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From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But whither?--I know not!--If I mean to be truly master of my affections, seas must separate us!
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
urgeverbUS /ɜːrdʒ/
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading It refuses to renounce her, and makes a thousand and a thousand efforts to oblige me again to urge its just claims.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But whither?--I know not!--If I mean to be truly master of my affections, seas must separate us!
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading _Frank Henley to Oliver Trenchard_ _London, Grosvenor Street_ Oliver, I must fly!--There is neither peace nor safety for me if I remain--Resolution begins to faint under these repeated and oppressive struggles--Life is useless, virtue inefficient, time murdered, and I must fly!--Here I can do nothing but doubt, hope, despair, and linger in uncertainty: my body listless, my mind incoherent, my days wasted in vain reveries on absurd possibilities, and my nights haunted by the confused phantoms of a disturbed and sickly brain!--I must fly!
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading But whither?--I know not!--If I mean to be truly master of my affections, seas must separate us!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Impossibility must be made more impossible!--'Tis that, Oliver, which kills me, that ignis fatuus of false hope--Were she even married, if her husband were not immortal, I feel as if my heart would still dwell and feed on the meagre May-be!
