Chapter XXX · Cimmerian Lodge

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From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

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

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

later than; following

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

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

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

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From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

expected hopefully

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

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

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

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

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

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

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

the state of being blind or lacking sight

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But be that as it may, Moley Mystic was his name, and Cimmerian Lodge was his dwelling.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

relating to or characteristic of Christianity

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

intensely dark and gloomy as with perpetual darkness

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

without doubt or question

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

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From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

formed or developed from something else; not original

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

in another and different manner

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

an udder or breast or teat

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

housing that someone is living in

From this reading But be that as it may, Moley Mystic was his name, and Cimmerian Lodge was his dwelling.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

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From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

at a previous time

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

a man of refinement

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

plural of “god” — 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 This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

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From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

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

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

in a joyous manner

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

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

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

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

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

a base hit on which the batter scores a run

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

-ing form of “imply” — express or state indirectly

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

in an improper way

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

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

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

a message received and understood

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

and nothing more

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804)

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

of or relating to Immanuel Kant or his philosophy

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

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

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

softly bright or radiant

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

kept in good condition

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading But be that as it may, Moley Mystic was his name, and Cimmerian Lodge was his dwelling.

the force of workers available

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

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From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

the philosophical study of being and knowing

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

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From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

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From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

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From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

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

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

subject to death

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

a form of address for a man

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

plural of “naturalist” — an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

not any; not one

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

not one, and not any

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

make less visible or unclear

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

a course of conduct

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

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From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

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From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

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From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

done with very great haste and without due deliberation

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

communicate vividly

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

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From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

provided with a secure reputation

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

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From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

a particular branch of scientific knowledge

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

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

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

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

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

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

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

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

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

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

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

up to a particular time

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

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

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

existing outside of or not in accordance with nature

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

(Roman mythology) Roman spelling for Odysseus

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

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

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

precisely as stated

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

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

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

in or at the place that

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.

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

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

a Caucasian

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

which person or people

From this reading As they passed near a small creek, they observed a gentleman just stepping into a boat, who paused and looked up at the sound of their approximation; and Mr. Fax immediately recognised the poeticopolitical, rhapsodicoprosaical, deisidaemoniacoparadoxographical, pseudolatreiological, transcendental meteorosophist, Moley Mystic, Esquire, of Cimmerian Lodge.

done by design

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

pull back or move away or backward

From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

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From this reading Other persons, however, derived his first name differently; and maintained that the _e_ in it showed it very clearly to be a corruption of _Mole-eye_, it being the opinion of some naturalists that the _mole_ has _eyes_, which it can withdraw or project at pleasure, implying a faculty of wilful blindness, most happily characteristic of a transcendental metaphysician; since, according to the old proverb, _None are so blind as those who won’t see_.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading This gentleman’s Christian name, according to his own account, was improperly spelt with an _e_, and was in truth nothing more nor less than That Moly, Which Hermes erst to wise Ulysses gave; and which was, in the mind of Homer, _a pure anticipated cognition_ of the system of Kantian metaphysics, or grand transcendental science of the _luminous obscure_; for it had a _dark root_,[78] which was mystery; and _a white flower_, which was abstract truth: _it was called Moly by the gods_, who then kept it to themselves; and was _difficult to be dug up by mortal men_, having, in fact, lain _perdu_ in subterranean darkness till the immortal Kant dug for it _under the stone of doubt_, and produced it to the astonished world as the _root of human science_.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading After a walk of some miles from the town of Gullgudgeon, where no information was to be obtained of Anthelia, their path wound along the shores of a lonely lake, embosomed in dark pine-groves and precipitous rocks.