Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

consider or hold as true

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

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

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

react verbally

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

possessive form of “apollo” — (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

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

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

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

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

causing inconvenience

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

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

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

the two together, not just one

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

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From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

ride at a canter

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

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From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

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

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

increase twofold

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

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From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

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From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

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

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

in a gradual manner

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

the act of departing

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

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

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

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

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

plural of “hilt” — the handle of a sword or dagger

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

ten 10s

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

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

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

made greater in size or amount or degree

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

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

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

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From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

a unit of instruction

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

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From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

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

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

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 He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

joined in matrimony

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

and nothing more

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

a miniature model of something

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

happening every night

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

be obedient to

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

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From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

go across or through

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

(Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

squeeze tightly between the fingers

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

participate in games or sport

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

an angry dispute

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

except for; apart from

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

cut with a saw

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

express in words

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

only a very short time before

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

not in physical motion

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

plural of “stilt” — a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

coming after or following

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

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

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

plural of “tilt” — a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

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

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

a source of difficulty

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

not married or related to the unmarried state

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

plural of “virgin” — a person who has never had sex

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

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

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

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

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading My Muses do not care a pinch of rosin About what ’s call’d success, or not succeeding: Such thoughts are quite below the strain they have chosen; ’Tis a ‘great moral lesson’ they are reading.

plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

at the time that

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

in or at the place that

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

which person or people

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I thought, at setting off, about two dozen Cantos would do; but at Apollo’s pleading, If that my Pegasus should not be founder’d, I think to canter gently through a hundred.

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From this reading Don Juan saw that microcosm on stilts, Yclept the Great World; for it is the least, Although the highest: but as swords have hilts By which their power of mischief is increased, When man in battle or in quarrel tilts, Thus the low world, north, south, or west, or east, Must still obey the high—which is their handle, Their moon, their sun, their gas, their farthing candle.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He had many friends who had many wives, and was Well look’d upon by both, to that extent Of friendship which you may accept or pass, It does nor good nor harm being merely meant To keep the wheels going of the higher class, And draw them nightly when a ticket ’s sent: And what with masquerades, and fetes, and balls, For the first season such a life scarce palls.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading A young unmarried man, with a good name And fortune, has an awkward part to play; For good society is but a game, ‘The royal game of Goose,’ as I may say, Where every body has some separate aim, An end to answer, or a plan to lay— The single ladies wishing to be double, The married ones to save the virgins trouble.