used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading The morning advanced, and Henry Carroll, under the influence of the powerful opiate, still slept.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading ANCIENT MARINER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Say quick! quoth he; I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
propose a payment
From this reading "Say quick! quoth he; I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
CarrollnounUS /ˈkærəl/
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading The morning advanced, and Henry Carroll, under the influence of the powerful opiate, still slept.
CreatornounUS /kriˈeɪtər/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
dealingnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
ForthwithadverbUS /ˈfɔːrˈθwɪθ/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Say quick! quoth he; I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou?
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The morning advanced, and Henry Carroll, under the influence of the powerful opiate, still slept.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Say quick! quoth he; I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou?
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading The morning advanced, and Henry Carroll, under the influence of the powerful opiate, still slept.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
a unit of instruction
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Say quick! quoth he; I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Say quick! quoth he; I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou?
MARINERnounUS /ˈmerənər/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading ANCIENT MARINER.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
misanthropicadjective
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning advanced, and Henry Carroll, under the influence of the powerful opiate, still slept.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Say quick! quoth he; I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou?
opiatenounUS /ˈoʊpiːət/
a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
From this reading The morning advanced, and Henry Carroll, under the influence of the powerful opiate, still slept.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading The morning advanced, and Henry Carroll, under the influence of the powerful opiate, still slept.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Say quick! quoth he; I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou?
quoth
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From this reading "Say quick! quoth he; I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
express in words
From this reading "Say quick! quoth he; I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou?
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The morning advanced, and Henry Carroll, under the influence of the powerful opiate, still slept.
not in physical motion
From this reading The morning advanced, and Henry Carroll, under the influence of the powerful opiate, still slept.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
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 "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning advanced, and Henry Carroll, under the influence of the powerful opiate, still slept.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Say quick! quoth he; I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Say quick! quoth he; I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The morning advanced, and Henry Carroll, under the influence of the powerful opiate, still slept.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Say quick! quoth he; I bid thee say, What manner of man art thou?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
which person or people
From this reading By his side sat the misanthropic physician, who seemed to have learned a lesson of the dealing of the Creator with the creature such as he had never before acquired.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
woful
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From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
wrenchedverbUS /rentʃt/
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading "Forthwith, this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free."
