Chapter XI

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

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to or in a foreign country

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later than; following

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

(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 In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

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

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

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

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

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

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

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

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

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

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of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

the campaign of a candidate to be elected

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a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

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definite but not specified or identified

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading But we have changed all this now-a-days.

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plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

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an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

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the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

carefully thought out in advance

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

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From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

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a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

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take in liquids

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

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the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

take in solid food

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

in an effectual manner

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

(Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

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

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an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

past form of “enrich” — make better or improve in quality

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

having an illustrious reputation; respected

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

divisible by two

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

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

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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

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plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

an encircling or ringlike structure

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

shining intensely

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

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

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

highest in quality

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

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

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

past form of “hamper” — prevent the progress or free movement of

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

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

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

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

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

time without end

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

immediately past

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

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 Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

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From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

engage in

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

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

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

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 In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

march in a procession

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

joined in matrimony

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

the next day

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

to a great degree or extent

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

an old word for “no”

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

not any; not one

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

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From this reading But we have changed all this now-a-days.

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

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

a useful or valuable quality

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

a mischievous sprite of English folklore

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

plural of “railway” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

destroyed physically or morally

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

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From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

continuously varying

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

possessive form of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

move hurridly

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

not in physical motion

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

carry out

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

past form of “term” — name formally or designate with a term

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

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From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

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

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But we have changed all this now-a-days.

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

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

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

a source of difficulty

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

not to be accounted for or explained

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

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From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

plural of “vagary” — an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

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

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

a serviceman who has seen considerable active service

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

From this reading When Puck undertook to girdle the earth in “forty minutes,” it was no doubt esteemed a “sporting offer,” not that Oberon seems to have been man enough to “book it”; but we, who back Electra, should vote such a forty minutes “dead slow”--“no pace at all!”

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

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

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading But we have changed all this now-a-days.

(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 In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

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

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

at the time that

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

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

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

during the time that

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

which person or people

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

belonging to which person

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.

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

From this reading In the “good old times” when railways were not, and the _nec plus ultra_ of speed was, after all, but ten miles an hour, he who would take in hand to construct a tale, a poem, or a drama, was much hampered by certain material conditions of time and place, termed by critics the unities, and the observance of which effectually prevented all glaring vagaries of plot, and many a _deus ex machinâ_ whose unaccountable presence would have saved an infinity of trouble to author as well as reader.

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

From this reading CAMPAIGNING ABROAD SHIFTING THE SCENE--UNDER CANVAS--A VETERAN AND A YOUNG SOLDIER--THE CHARMS OF A BIVOUAC--ORDERS FOR THE MORROW--A SOLDIER’S DREAM--AN EARLY START--THE MARCH--THE ENGAGEMENT--FORTUNE OF WAR--CHARLIE’S COMMAND--THE BLUE ONE DOWN!

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

From this reading Ours are the screw-propeller and the flying-express--ours the thrilling wire that rings a bell at Paris, even while we touch the handle in London--ours the greatest possible hurry on the least possible provocation--we ride at speed, we drive at speed--eat, drink, sleep, smoke, talk, and deliberate, still at full speed--make fortunes, and spend them--fall in love, and out of it--are married, divorced, robbed, ruined, and enriched, all _ventre à terre_! nay, time seems to be grudged even for the last journey to our long home.