used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The senior sophist reminds me that round a square is impossible.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After squaring the circle, extract the square root, dear Idols, by the binomial theorem.
anew
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
binomialadjectiveUS /baɪˈnoʊmiəl/
of or relating to or consisting of two terms
From this reading After squaring the circle, extract the square root, dear Idols, by the binomial theorem.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading After squaring the circle, extract the square root, dear Idols, by the binomial theorem.
dearly loved
From this reading After squaring the circle, extract the square root, dear Idols, by the binomial theorem.
Dr
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From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
at any time
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
extractverbUS /ˈekstrækt/
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading After squaring the circle, extract the square root, dear Idols, by the binomial theorem.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
Frank'snounUS /fræŋks/
possessive form of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
IdolsnounUS /ˈaɪdəlz/
plural of “idol” — a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading After squaring the circle, extract the square root, dear Idols, by the binomial theorem.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading This was the symptom upon which I had promised immediately to leave off.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading The senior sophist reminds me that round a square is impossible.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The senior sophist reminds me that round a square is impossible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
go away from a place
From this reading This was the symptom upon which I had promised immediately to leave off.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The senior sophist reminds me that round a square is impossible.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This was the symptom upon which I had promised immediately to leave off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
approval to do something
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading This was the symptom upon which I had promised immediately to leave off.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
remindsverbUS /riˈmaɪndz/
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading The senior sophist reminds me that round a square is impossible.
restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading After squaring the circle, extract the square root, dear Idols, by the binomial theorem.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
move hurridly
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
senioradjectiveUS /ˈsiːnjər/
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading The senior sophist reminds me that round a square is impossible.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
in the near future
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
sophistnoun
any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects
From this reading The senior sophist reminds me that round a square is impossible.
make square
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
squaringverbUS /ˈskwerɪŋ/
-ing form of “square” — make square
From this reading After squaring the circle, extract the square root, dear Idols, by the binomial theorem.
symptomnounUS /ˈsɪmptəm/
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
From this reading This was the symptom upon which I had promised immediately to leave off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The senior sophist reminds me that round a square is impossible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the symptom upon which I had promised immediately to leave off.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
theoremnounUS /ˈθɪrəm/
a proposition deducible from basic postulates
From this reading After squaring the circle, extract the square root, dear Idols, by the binomial theorem.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the symptom upon which I had promised immediately to leave off.
up to a particular time
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
in the direction of
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This was the symptom upon which I had promised immediately to leave off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the symptom upon which I had promised immediately to leave off.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Soon as ever my sight was fully restored, and I had Dr. Frank’s permission, I took to my drawing again, and worked at it till my eyes ached.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then out I would rush, towards dusk, and away into the great square, full of the pure air of heaven, round by the church at the top, and six times round it till my breath was short.
