Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

From this reading Fame, bile tumet jecur: Urbane, mitte opem, precor.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

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From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

not invading healthy tissue

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

a natural object that covers or envelops

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

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From this reading Ex gehenna debitoria, Vulgo, domo spongiatoria.'

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From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

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From this reading Ex gehenna debitoria, Vulgo, domo spongiatoria.'

the state of being employed or having a job

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband

From this reading Ex gehenna debitoria, Vulgo, domo spongiatoria.'

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading Fame, bile tumet jecur: Urbane, mitte opem, precor.

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From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

a place where the wicked are punished after death

From this reading Ex gehenna debitoria, Vulgo, domo spongiatoria.'

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From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

an opening into or through something

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

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

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

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From this reading Fame, bile tumet jecur: Urbane, mitte opem, precor.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes

From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

plural of “mali” — a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years

From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

plural of “men” — the force of workers available

From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

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From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

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

From this reading Fame, bile tumet jecur: Urbane, mitte opem, precor.

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

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

(meaning literally “born”) used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman

From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

not any; not one

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

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From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

and nothing more

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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From this reading Fame, bile tumet jecur: Urbane, mitte opem, precor.

sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

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

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

the arrangement of the body and its limbs

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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

From this reading Fame, bile tumet jecur: Urbane, mitte opem, precor.

an athlete who plays for pay

From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

get by special effort

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

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

From this reading Ex gehenna debitoria, Vulgo, domo spongiatoria.'

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

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

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

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold

From this reading Tibi enim cor humanum Non a malis alienum: Mihi mens nee male grato, Pro a te favore dato.

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

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

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

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

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

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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

From this reading Fame, bile tumet jecur: Urbane, mitte opem, precor.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

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

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

From this reading Fame, bile tumet jecur: Urbane, mitte opem, precor.

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.

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

From this reading Ex gehenna debitoria, Vulgo, domo spongiatoria.'

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

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

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

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading 'He was,' he says, 'confined to a bed which had no sheets; here, to procure food, he wrote; his posture sitting up in bed, his only covering a blanket, in which a hole was made to admit of the employment of his arm.'

a late time of life

From this reading Two years later Boyse wrote the following verses to Cave from a spunging-house:-- 'Hodie, teste coelo summo, Sine pane, sine nummo, Sorte positus infeste, Scribo tibi dolens moeste.