used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
any person at all
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
aristocracynounUS /ˌerəˈstɑːkrəsi/
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
bed-clothes
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From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
BehemothnounUS /bəˈhiːməθ/
someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
butcherverbUS /ˈbʊtʃər/
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
butterflyverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
taking care or paying attention
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
clothing in general
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
dubbedverbUS /dʌbd/
inflected form of “dub” — give a nickname to
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
excusedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈkjuːzd/
granted exemption
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
hieroglyphicsnounUS /ˌhaɪroʊˈɡlɪfɪks/
plural of “hieroglyphic” — writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
how
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From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
jerksnounUS /dʒɜːrks/
plural of “jerk” — a dull stupid fatuous person
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
engage in
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
not any; not one
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
a person who requires medical care
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
by chance
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
pretencenoun
a false or unsupportable quality
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
rubbedverbUS /rʌbd/
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
shiftingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
continuously varying
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
shufflingnounUS /ˈʃʌflɪŋ/
walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
moving very fast
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
uneasilyadverbUS /əˈniːzəli/
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
universaladjectiveUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəl/
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading All created beings, from Behemoth to a butterfly, dread and fly (as best they may) that universal butcher--man.
the topmost one of two
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
precisely as stated
From this reading Of course, I am not of that upper sort, and make no pretence to be so; but Time, perhaps, may be excused for thinking--having had such a very short turn at my clothes--that I belonged to the aristocracy.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
at the time that
From this reading And as nothing is more carefully killed by the upper sort of mankind than Time, how can he help making off for his life when anybody wants to catch him?
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading At any rate, while I drew, and rubbed, and dubbed, and made hieroglyphics, Time was uneasily shifting and shuffling the lines of the hills, as a fever patient jerks and works the bed-clothes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Swift is the flight of Time whenever a man would fain lay hold of him.
