Chapter V

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

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

later than; following

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

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

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

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

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

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

From this reading From your knowledge of me, as expressed in your letters, you cannot believe me guilty of the day's work.

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

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading From your knowledge of me, as expressed in your letters, you cannot believe me guilty of the day's work.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

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

From this reading From your knowledge of me, as expressed in your letters, you cannot believe me guilty of the day's work.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

-ing form of “conspire” — engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

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

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

communicated in words

From this reading From your knowledge of me, as expressed in your letters, you cannot believe me guilty of the day's work.

fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

a person who uses flattery

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From your knowledge of me, as expressed in your letters, you cannot believe me guilty of the day's work.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

From this reading From your knowledge of me, as expressed in your letters, you cannot believe me guilty of the day's work.

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

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

the act of retaining something

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

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

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

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

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

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

From this reading From your knowledge of me, as expressed in your letters, you cannot believe me guilty of the day's work.

an occurrence of something

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

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

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading From your knowledge of me, as expressed in your letters, you cannot believe me guilty of the day's work.

garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

the literary culture

From this reading From your knowledge of me, as expressed in your letters, you cannot believe me guilty of the day's work.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

the force of workers available

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

a person who is markedly small

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

not any; not one

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

many times at short intervals

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

persistent determination

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

of or relating to philosophy or philosophers

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

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

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

concerned with actual use or practice

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

plural of “saw” — a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

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

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

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

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

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

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

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

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

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

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

past form of “thump” — move rhythmically

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

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

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading After the perusal of one of your letters, I always feel so small that if I looked as I felt I'd be valuable as a midget.

at the time that

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

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

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.

in the company of; together with

From this reading As for self-admiration, the glass which you are constantly holding before me is no flatterer, and conceit has been thumped out of me with the unremitting persistency of a pile-driver.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading _Par example_, I fail to see the application to me of your sententious observation that some men do a day's work and then spend six days admiring it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading From your knowledge of me, as expressed in your letters, you cannot believe me guilty of the day's work.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading This instance of circumstances and a laundry conspiring to defeat a practical joker may not have a dyed-in-the-wool moral, but it has a philosophical ring and I have often noted that your wise saws and modern instances often sound better than they look when dissected.