Chapter II

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

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

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

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

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

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

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From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

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

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

have legs that curve outward at the knees

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

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

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

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From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

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From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

marked by refinement in taste and manners

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

dearly loved

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

able to communicate in English

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

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

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

a social unit living together

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

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From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

educate for a future role or function

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

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

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

plural of “headline” — the heading or caption of a newspaper article

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

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From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

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

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

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

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

having much knowledge or education

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

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

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

and nothing more

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

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From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

having the knees abnormally close together and the ankles wide apart

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

having long legs

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

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

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

a form of address for a man

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

above and across; more than

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

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

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

unrestrained and violent

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

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

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

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

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

moving slowly

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

a person, without saying who

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

make square

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

feeling self-importance

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

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

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

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

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

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

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

in spite of the fact that

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

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

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

past form of “tow” — drag behind

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

a distinctive characteristic or attribute

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

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

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

a formal word for “on”

From this reading To further impress upon our sluggish brains the regal position of the horse we must be confronted with an impressionistic picture of a long-legged, bow-legged, knock-kneed animal, with a thin body, a neck arched like a giraffe's and a swelled head, being towed around a ring by a bandy-legged groom.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading It seems to me that this figure bears about as close a relation to the great Madison Square Garden circus as the lion rampant, the crest of my dear friends the Van Rundouns, has to that ancient and anæmic family.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

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

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."

in the company of; together with

From this reading _My First Great Social Adventure--The Horse-show with the Radigans_ I picked up my paper at breakfast this morning to be informed in flaring headlines that "The Horse is King."

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Somebody told me the other day that a certain railroad in this country used as its trademark the identical Egg that the blind woman in Mr. Kipling's "They" traced upon the rug to the confusion of reading-circles and cultured sets all over the English-speaking world.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading One day in every year we must face that black-typed legend, just as at certain other times we must be instructed, as though we were ignorant of the fact, that it is a "Noisy Fourth," a "Bright Thanksgiving," or a "Merry Christmas."