used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
alienadjectiveUS /ˈeɪliən/
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
(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 Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
Ames
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From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
anewadverbUS /əˈnuː/
again but in a new or different way
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
cognizantadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːɡnəzənt/
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
a state at a particular time
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
intentionally conceived
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
crystallizingnounUS /ˈkrɪstəlaɪzɪŋ/
the formation of crystals
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
demandsnounUS /dɪˈmændz/
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
dwellernounUS /ˈdwelər/
a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
elevatornounUS /ˈeləveɪtər/
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
feeblyadverbUS /ˈfiːbli/
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
to a considerable degree
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
Hodson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
HoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
immaculateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmækjuːlɪt/
completely neat and clean
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
and nothing more
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
lapseverbUS /læps/
pass into a specified state or condition
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
staying power
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
levernounUS /ˈlevər/
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
without good reason
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
magmanounUS /ˈmæɡmə/
molten rock in the earth's crust
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
magnatenounUS /ˈmæɡnət/
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
materialisticadjectiveUS /məˌtɪriəˈlɪstɪk/
marked by materialism
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
meditationsnounUS /ˌmedɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
outlinesnounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnz/
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
rejectionnounUS /rɪˈdʒekʃən/
the act of rejecting something
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
sanctumnounUS /ˈsæŋktəm/
a place of inviolable privacy
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
scantadjectiveUS /skænt/
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
sentimentsnounUS /ˈsentəmənts/
plural of “sentiment” — tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
soarverbUS /sɔːr/
rise rapidly
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
subtlyadverbUS /ˈsʌtəli/
in a subtle manner
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
express in words
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And a mouse--had the immaculate condition of his luxurious _sanctum_ permitted such an alien dweller--could have seen him sink heavily into his great desk chair, and lapse into deep thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
unfamiliaradjectiveUS /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər/
not known or well known
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
not known
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
belonging to which person
From this reading He was feebly cognizant of emotions quite unknown; of unfamiliar sentiments, whose outlines were but just crystallizing out from the thick magma of his materialistic soul.
Willett
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From this reading Hood, Willett, and Hodson entered in turn; but the magnate gave them scant consideration, and at length waved them all away, and bent anew to his meditations.
WiltonnounUS /ˈwɪltən/
a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
From this reading The immense frame of J. Wilton Ames bent slightly, and the great legs might have been seen to drag a bit, as the man entered his private elevator the morning after his rejection of the mill hands' demands, and turned the lever that caused the lift to soar lightly to his office above.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Truth to tell--though he would not have owned it--the man was now dimly conscious of a new force at work upon him; of a change, slowly, subtly taking place somewhere deep within.
