Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

consider or hold as true

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the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

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

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

one or some or every or all without specification

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

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

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

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

make a request or demand for something to somebody

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in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

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

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading 'When did you become so?'

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

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travel across or pass over

From this reading What are you going to do with the cross?'

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

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

From this reading 'When did you become so?'

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading What are you going to do with the cross?'

one or the other of two

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clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

mat together and make felt-like

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plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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produced by or subjected to forcing

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highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

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plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

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the act of departing

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

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

From this reading Ask any man who has passionately loved a woman and lost her; ask him at what moment mysticism was forced upon him--at what moment he felt that he must either accept a spiritualistic theory of the universe or go mad; ask him this, and he will tell you that it was at that moment when he first looked upon her as she lay dead, with Corruption's foul fingers waiting to soil and stain.

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

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

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

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

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

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

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

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

put into a certain place or abstract location

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past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

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held dear

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roused to anger

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

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used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

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

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

a particular point in time

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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

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having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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on one occasion

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

used to join alternatives or possibilities

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with passion

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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

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for that reason; with the result that

From this reading 'When did you become so?'

the state of being covered with unclean things

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of or relating to or connected with spiritualism

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a soiled or discolored appearance

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express in words

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

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

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a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

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

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

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

everything that exists anywhere

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a formal word for “on”

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the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

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

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the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'

used to ask for information about something

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at the time that

From this reading 'When did you become so?'

which person or people

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used to talk about the future, or about willingness

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in the company of; together with

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an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

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the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He looked at me and said, 'As it is evident that we are going to be intimate friends, I may as well confess to you at once that I am a mystic.'