303
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
adverseadjectiveUS /ædˈvɜːrs/
contrary to your interests or welfare
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
(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 Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
assailsverbUS /əˈseɪlz/
third-person singular of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
attiredadjectiveUS /əˈtaɪrd/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
benevolentadjectiveUS /bəˈnevələnt/
intending or showing kindness
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
Bexar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
canoenounUS /kəˈnuː/
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
compassionateverbUS /kəmˈpæʃənət/
share the suffering of
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
ConnounUS /kɑːn/
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
ConvalescentnounUS /ˌkɑːnvəˈlesənt/
a person who is recovering from illness
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
Cregan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
dealtverbUS /delt/
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
defeatsnounUS /dɪˈfiːts/
plural of “defeat” — an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
dissipatedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪsəpeɪtɪd/
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
eagle'snounUS /ˈiːɡəlz/
possessive form of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
emaciatedadjectiveUS /ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtɪd/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
at any time
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
fig-tree
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
flannelnounUS /ˈflænəl/
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
fleanounUS /fliː/
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
the quality of being humane
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
identitynounUS /aɪˈdentɪtiː/
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
incoherentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt/
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
jumblenounUS /ˈdʒʌmbəl/
a confused multitude of things
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
Kind-heartedadjective
having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
LepernounUS /ˈlepər/
a person afflicted with leprosy
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
life'snounUS /laɪfs/
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
light-heartedadjective
carefree and happy and lighthearted
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
loneadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
for more time
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
memory's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
mergedadjectiveUS /mɜːrdʒd/
formed or united into a whole
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
merrimentnoun
a gay feeling
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
mottonounUS /ˈmɑːtoʊ/
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
nightcapnoun
an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
not any; not one
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
paddlingverbUS /ˈpædəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “paddle” — propel with a paddle
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
make a painting
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
by chance
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
rubsnounUS /rʌbz/
plural of “rub” — an unforeseen obstacle
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
sallowadjective
unhealthy looking
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
shavenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪvən/
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
shrunkenadjectiveUS /ˈʃrʌŋkən/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
stampedverbUS /stæmpt/
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
strugglesnounUS /ˈstrʌɡəlz/
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
sufficing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
sympathizedverbUS /ˈsɪmpəθaɪzd/
past form of “sympathize” — share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
express in words
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
in or at that place or location
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
tintnounUS /tɪnt/
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
tissuenounUS /ˈtɪsjuː/
part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Few people are fortunate enough not to remember the strange jumble of true and false, the incoherent tissue of fact and fancy, which assails the first moments of recovery from illness.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
vagrantnounUS /ˈveɪɡrənt/
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
having passed out of existence
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
warfarenounUS /ˈwɔːrfer/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
wanting in physical strength
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Con Cregan, the light-hearted vagrant, paddling his lone canoe down life's stream in joyous merriment, himself sufficing to himself, his eyes ever upward as his hopes were onward, his crest an eagle's, and his motto "higher," was no more.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
at the time that
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
which person or people
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading He had gone,--vanished, been dissipated into thin air; and in his place there sat, too weak to walk, a poor emaciated creature, with shaven head and shrunken limbs, a very wreck of humanity, pale, sallow, and miserable as fever and flannel could paint him.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, gentle reader, under the shade of a dwarf fig-tree, in the Leper Hospital of Bexar, I sat, attired in a whole suit of flannel, of a pale, brown tint, looking like a faded flea, all my gay spirits fled, and my very identity merged into the simple fact that I was known as "Convalescent, No. 303,"--an announcement which, for memory's sake, perhaps, was stamped upon the front of my nightcap.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Kind-hearted reader,--you who have sympathized with so many of the rubs that Fortune has dealt us; who have watched us with a benevolent interest in our warfare with an adverse destiny; who have marked our struggles, and witnessed our defeats,--will surely compassionate our sad fate when we tell you that when the curtain next rises on our drama, it presents us no longer what we had been!
