Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

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From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

(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 Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

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

From this reading The flag and your kin, how be true unto both?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

a street of small shops (especially in Orient)

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

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

From this reading The flag and your kin, how be true unto both?

having or covered with or accompanied by blood

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

the two together, not just one

From this reading The flag and your kin, how be true unto both?

confined by bonds

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

terminate

From this reading If either plight ye keep, then ye break the other troth.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

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From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

-ing form of “coin” — make up

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

one or the other of two

From this reading If either plight ye keep, then ye break the other troth.

select by a vote for an office or membership

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading The flag and your kin, how be true unto both?

past form of “grapple” — succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

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

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

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From this reading The flag and your kin, how be true unto both?

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

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From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If either plight ye keep, then ye break the other troth.

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

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

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From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

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

From this reading If either plight ye keep, then ye break the other troth.

a person having kinship with another or others

From this reading The flag and your kin, how be true unto both?

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

a tight cluster of people or things

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

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

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

informal terms for money

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

the force of workers available

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading If either plight ye keep, then ye break the other troth.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

From this reading If either plight ye keep, then ye break the other troth.

plural of “scar” — a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

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From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

lack of agreement or harmony

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

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

From this reading The flag and your kin, how be true unto both?

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading If either plight ye keep, then ye break the other troth.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

feeling intense pleasurable excitement

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

plural of “thrill” — the swift release of a store of affective force

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

violent pangs of suffering

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

place limits on (extent or amount or access)

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

a mutual promise to marry

From this reading If either plight ye keep, then ye break the other troth.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading The flag and your kin, how be true unto both?

an old word for “to”

From this reading The flag and your kin, how be true unto both?

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

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Of all these thrills thrilled at keelson, and throes, Little felt the shoddyites a-toasting o’ their toes; In mart and bazar Lucre chuckled the huzza, Coining the dollars in the bloody mint of war.

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

From this reading But elect here they must, though the casuists were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But in men, gray knights o’ the Order o’ Scars, And brave boys bound by vows unto Mars, Nature grappled honor, intertwisting in the strife:— But some cut the knot with a thoroughgoing knife.

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading If either plight ye keep, then ye break the other troth.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The flag and your kin, how be true unto both?