used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “The personal I,” he answered, “the individual local Yuan, was a mass of fears.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading The wine-drunken man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the cart he breaks no bones.
(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 The god-intoxicated man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the sky all is well.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But the man I am becoming, the man whose I is vanishing, the god-saturated man, cannot experience fear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wine-drunken man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the cart he breaks no bones.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “The personal I,” he answered, “the individual local Yuan, was a mass of fears.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I am not god-intoxicated, as far as I know.”
according with custom or propriety
From this reading But the man I am becoming, the man whose I is vanishing, the god-saturated man, cannot experience fear.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading The wine-drunken man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the cart he breaks no bones.
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading The wine-drunken man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the cart he breaks no bones.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the man I am becoming, the man whose I is vanishing, the god-saturated man, cannot experience fear.
cannot
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From this reading But the man I am becoming, the man whose I is vanishing, the god-saturated man, cannot experience fear.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The wine-drunken man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the cart he breaks no bones.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading But the man I am becoming, the man whose I is vanishing, the god-saturated man, cannot experience fear.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading The wine-drunken man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the cart he breaks no bones.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “I am not god-intoxicated, as far as I know.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading But the man I am becoming, the man whose I is vanishing, the god-saturated man, cannot experience fear.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “The personal I,” he answered, “the individual local Yuan, was a mass of fears.
god-intoxicated
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From this reading The god-intoxicated man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the sky all is well.”
god-saturated
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From this reading But the man I am becoming, the man whose I is vanishing, the god-saturated man, cannot experience fear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The personal I,” he answered, “the individual local Yuan, was a mass of fears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The personal I,” he answered, “the individual local Yuan, was a mass of fears.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The wine-drunken man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the cart he breaks no bones.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “The personal I,” he answered, “the individual local Yuan, was a mass of fears.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the man I am becoming, the man whose I is vanishing, the god-saturated man, cannot experience fear.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I am not god-intoxicated, as far as I know.”
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading “The personal I,” he answered, “the individual local Yuan, was a mass of fears.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But the man I am becoming, the man whose I is vanishing, the god-saturated man, cannot experience fear.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “The personal I,” he answered, “the individual local Yuan, was a mass of fears.
not any; not one
From this reading The wine-drunken man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the cart he breaks no bones.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wine-drunken man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the cart he breaks no bones.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The personal I,” he answered, “the individual local Yuan, was a mass of fears.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The wine-drunken man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the cart he breaks no bones.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “The personal I,” he answered, “the individual local Yuan, was a mass of fears.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The god-intoxicated man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the sky all is well.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The personal I,” he answered, “the individual local Yuan, was a mass of fears.
vanishingnounUS /ˈvænɪʃɪŋ/
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading But the man I am becoming, the man whose I is vanishing, the god-saturated man, cannot experience fear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The personal I,” he answered, “the individual local Yuan, was a mass of fears.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The god-intoxicated man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the sky all is well.”
belonging to which person
From this reading But the man I am becoming, the man whose I is vanishing, the god-saturated man, cannot experience fear.
wine-drunken
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From this reading The wine-drunken man is not afraid, and if he falls out of the cart he breaks no bones.
YuannounUS /juːˈɑːn/
the basic unit of money in China
From this reading “The personal I,” he answered, “the individual local Yuan, was a mass of fears.
