Chapter XL · Chapter 40

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

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

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

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

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

From this reading The crafty tongue, a ready instrument Of that most subtle wickedness, his brain, Babbles in fatuous imbecility.”

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

From this reading The homicidal hand, whose fiendish skill Made man its victim, crushed and bleeding lies.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading The crafty tongue, a ready instrument Of that most subtle wickedness, his brain, Babbles in fatuous imbecility.”

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

marked by skill in deception

From this reading The crafty tongue, a ready instrument Of that most subtle wickedness, his brain, Babbles in fatuous imbecility.”

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading The homicidal hand, whose fiendish skill Made man its victim, crushed and bleeding lies.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The eye that spared not woman in its lust, Glaring with maniac terror, sinks in death.

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

third-person singular of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

the organ of sight

From this reading The eye that spared not woman in its lust, Glaring with maniac terror, sinks in death.

extremely silly or stupid

From this reading The crafty tongue, a ready instrument Of that most subtle wickedness, his brain, Babbles in fatuous imbecility.”

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

From this reading The homicidal hand, whose fiendish skill Made man its victim, crushed and bleeding lies.

plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

shining intensely

From this reading The eye that spared not woman in its lust, Glaring with maniac terror, sinks in death.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The homicidal hand, whose fiendish skill Made man its victim, crushed and bleeding lies.

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

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

(Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith

From this reading --_Holofernes, a Mystery_.

characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being

From this reading The homicidal hand, whose fiendish skill Made man its victim, crushed and bleeding lies.

retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot

From this reading The crafty tongue, a ready instrument Of that most subtle wickedness, his brain, Babbles in fatuous imbecility.”

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

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

a device that requires skill for proper use

From this reading The crafty tongue, a ready instrument Of that most subtle wickedness, his brain, Babbles in fatuous imbecility.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The eye that spared not woman in its lust, Glaring with maniac terror, sinks in death.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

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 “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading The homicidal hand, whose fiendish skill Made man its victim, crushed and bleeding lies.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

a strong sexual desire

From this reading The eye that spared not woman in its lust, Glaring with maniac terror, sinks in death.

roused to anger

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The homicidal hand, whose fiendish skill Made man its victim, crushed and bleeding lies.

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

From this reading The homicidal hand, whose fiendish skill Made man its victim, crushed and bleeding lies.

an insane person

From this reading The eye that spared not woman in its lust, Glaring with maniac terror, sinks in death.

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

used to form the superlative

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading --_Holofernes, a Mystery_.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The eye that spared not woman in its lust, Glaring with maniac terror, sinks in death.

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

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading The crafty tongue, a ready instrument Of that most subtle wickedness, his brain, Babbles in fatuous imbecility.”

Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong act. (Sự trừng phạt, quả báo thích đáng.)

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

estrangement from god

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

From this reading The eye that spared not woman in its lust, Glaring with maniac terror, sinks in death.

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading The homicidal hand, whose fiendish skill Made man its victim, crushed and bleeding lies.

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

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading The eye that spared not woman in its lust, Glaring with maniac terror, sinks in death.

with sternness; in a severe manner

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

not in physical motion

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

From this reading The crafty tongue, a ready instrument Of that most subtle wickedness, his brain, Babbles in fatuous imbecility.”

moving very fast

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading The eye that spared not woman in its lust, Glaring with maniac terror, sinks in death.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

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

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading The crafty tongue, a ready instrument Of that most subtle wickedness, his brain, Babbles in fatuous imbecility.”

plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading The homicidal hand, whose fiendish skill Made man its victim, crushed and bleeding lies.

at the time that

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

belonging to which person

From this reading The homicidal hand, whose fiendish skill Made man its victim, crushed and bleeding lies.

morally bad in principle or practice

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading The crafty tongue, a ready instrument Of that most subtle wickedness, his brain, Babbles in fatuous imbecility.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Fell retribution, like a sleuth-hound, still The footsteps of the wicked sternly tracks, And in his mad career o'ertaking him, Brings, when he least expects it, swift destruction, And with a bitter, mocking justice, marks Each sin that did most easily beset him.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The eye that spared not woman in its lust, Glaring with maniac terror, sinks in death.