used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
(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 of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the weal or woe Hereafter, God grant mercy!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
boastverbUS /boʊst/
show off
From this reading Man be just, Nor let the felon boast he went scot-free!"
confined by bonds
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
charyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːri/
characterized by great caution and wariness
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
Chelsea
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From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
clutchnounUS /klʌtʃ/
the act of grasping
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
cravesverbUS /kreɪvz/
third-person singular of “crave” — have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
exorbitancenoun
excessive excess
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
Faunce
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From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
felonnounUS /ˈfelən/
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading Man be just, Nor let the felon boast he went scot-free!"
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for the weal or woe Hereafter, God grant mercy!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading As for the weal or woe Hereafter, God grant mercy!
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
let have
From this reading As for the weal or woe Hereafter, God grant mercy!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Man be just, Nor let the felon boast he went scot-free!"
HereafteradverbUS /hɪˈræftər/
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
From this reading As for the weal or woe Hereafter, God grant mercy!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
and nothing more
From this reading Man be just, Nor let the felon boast he went scot-free!"
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈledən/
darkened with overcast
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Man be just, Nor let the felon boast he went scot-free!"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
engage in
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Man be just, Nor let the felon boast he went scot-free!"
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading As for the weal or woe Hereafter, God grant mercy!
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Man be just, Nor let the felon boast he went scot-free!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Punish him now!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
pluckedadjectiveUS /plʌkt/
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
PunishverbUS /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading Punish him now!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
not used up
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
savesnounUS /seɪvz/
plural of “save” — (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
scot-free
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From this reading Man be just, Nor let the felon boast he went scot-free!"
Selburne
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From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
estrangement from god
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
sinfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɪnfəl/
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
sinnernounUS /ˈsɪnər/
a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
Sloane
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From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
make square
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
in or at that place or location
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
wealnoun
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
From this reading As for the weal or woe Hereafter, God grant mercy!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Man be just, Nor let the felon boast he went scot-free!"
at the time that
From this reading The sky was dull and leaden, and there was a fine rain falling--the kind of rain that means to stay--when Faunce bent his footsteps from Sloane Square to Selburne Street, Chelsea.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
which person or people
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading As for the weal or woe Hereafter, God grant mercy!
but in spite of that
From this reading "All of us sinful, all with need of grace, All chary of our life,--the minute more Or minute less of grace which saves a soul,-- Bound to make common cause with who craves time, We yet protest against the exorbitance Of sin in this one sinner, and demand That his poor sole remaining piece of time Be plucked from out his clutch: put him to death!
