Chapter XV

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

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

acted upon; influenced

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

(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 WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

in addition

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

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

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

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

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

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

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

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

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

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

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

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From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

plural of “bundle” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

refuse to acknowledge

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

continuing forever without end

From this reading And so on endlessly!

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

at any time

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

a social unit living together

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

the property of being wild or turbulent

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading I mean that he is growing.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

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

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

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

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I mean that he is growing.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

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

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

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

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

engage in

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

any unwholesome or desperate condition

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

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

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I mean that he is growing.

used to form the superlative

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

of an obscure nature

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

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From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

causing disapproval or protest

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

many times at short intervals

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

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

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And so on endlessly!

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

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From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

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

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

worried and uneasy

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

plural of “sensibility” — mental responsiveness and awareness

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And so on endlessly!

an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

-ing form of “squirm” — to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

forced submission to control by others

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

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

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

a special situation

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

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

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

precisely as stated

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

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

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

during the time that

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

which person or people

From this reading WE BEGIN THE SUBJUGATION OF NORT Here is a curious and interesting thing often to be noted by any man who looks around him, that we human creatures are all made up into uneven and restless bundles--family bundles, church bundles, political-party bundles, and a thousand amusing kinds of business bundles.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading It will also be observed that a very large part of us, nearly all of us who are old and most of us who are women, are struggling as hard as ever we can (and without a bit of humour) to hold our small bundles together, while others are struggling with equal ferocity to burst out of their bundles and make new ones.

moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you see any one particular specimen in any one particular bundle who is making himself obnoxious by wriggling and squirming and twisting with an utter disregard for the sensibilities of the bundle-binders, you may conclude that he is affected by the most mysterious influence, or power, or malady--whatever you care to call it--with which we small human beings have to grapple.