used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW ALARUM.
ALARUMnoun
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
From this reading A NEW ALARUM.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Willie was always thinking what uses he could put things to.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Willie was always thinking what uses he could put things to.
DantenounUS /ˈdɑːnteɪ/
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
give a description of
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
drainverbUS /dreɪn/
flow off gradually
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
dull-hearted
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From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
filthnounUS /fɪlθ/
any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Willie was always thinking what uses he could put things to.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
engage in
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
mill-owners
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From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
money-grubbers
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From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
mountain-stream
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From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW ALARUM.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
and nothing more
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
prisoned
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From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Willie was always thinking what uses he could put things to.
on the contrary
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
express in words
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
temptedverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
a special situation
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Willie was always thinking what uses he could put things to.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Willie was always thinking what uses he could put things to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Willie was always thinking what uses he could put things to.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
usesnounUS /ˈjuːsəz/
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading Willie was always thinking what uses he could put things to.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Willie was always thinking what uses he could put things to.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Willie was always thinking what uses he could put things to.
at the time that
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
in or at the place that
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
Willie
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From this reading Willie was always thinking what uses he could put things to.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Only he was never tempted to set a fine thing to do dirty work, as dull-hearted money-grubbers do--mill-owners, for instance, when they make the channel of a lovely mountain-stream serve for a drain to carry off the filth from their works.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Dante had known any such, I know where he would have put them, but I would rather not describe the place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have told you what Willie made the prisoned stream do for the garden; I will now tell you what he made the running stream do for himself, and you shall judge whether or not that was fit work for him to require of it.
