used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
(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 Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
aspireverbUS /əˈspaɪr/
have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He has tympanies of business, in his face, And can forget men's names, with a great grace.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He has tympanies of business, in his face, And can forget men's names, with a great grace.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading ON DON SURLY.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He has tympanies of business, in his face, And can forget men's names, with a great grace.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading He has tympanies of business, in his face, And can forget men's names, with a great grace.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading He has tympanies of business, in his face, And can forget men's names, with a great grace.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has tympanies of business, in his face, And can forget men's names, with a great grace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has tympanies of business, in his face, And can forget men's names, with a great grace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has tympanies of business, in his face, And can forget men's names, with a great grace.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
the force of workers available
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading He has tympanies of business, in his face, And can forget men's names, with a great grace.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading He has tympanies of business, in his face, And can forget men's names, with a great grace.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON DON SURLY.
readsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
rhinocerote's
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From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
cut with a saw
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
SURLYadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrli/
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading ON DON SURLY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
tympanies
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From this reading He has tympanies of business, in his face, And can forget men's names, with a great grace.
the act of using
From this reading Don Surly to aspire the glorious name Of a great man, and to be thought the same, Makes serious use of all great trade he knows.
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He speaks to men with a rhinocerote's nose, Which he thinks great; and so reads verses too: And that is done, as he saw great men do.
XIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading XIII.
