Chapter VI

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

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

(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 “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

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

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

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

From this reading “And as they crawl’d, and crept, and writhed, We heard this awful ditty―― ‘The Vermin of the Thames salute The Fathers of the City!’”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “At every window in they look’d Upon the deck they leapt, They crawl’d upon our visages, And on our plates they crept.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading “And as they crawl’d, and crept, and writhed, We heard this awful ditty―― ‘The Vermin of the Thames salute The Fathers of the City!’”

at or to or toward the back or rear

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading “And as they crawl’d, and crept, and writhed, We heard this awful ditty―― ‘The Vermin of the Thames salute The Fathers of the City!’”

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

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

From this reading “At every window in they look’d Upon the deck they leapt, They crawl’d upon our visages, And on our plates they crept.

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading “At every window in they look’d Upon the deck they leapt, They crawl’d upon our visages, And on our plates they crept.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading “At every window in they look’d Upon the deck they leapt, They crawl’d upon our visages, And on our plates they crept.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)

From this reading “And as they crawl’d, and crept, and writhed, We heard this awful ditty―― ‘The Vermin of the Thames salute The Fathers of the City!’”

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

take in liquids

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

let fall to the ground

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “At every window in they look’d Upon the deck they leapt, They crawl’d upon our visages, And on our plates they crept.

plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading “And as they crawl’d, and crept, and writhed, We heard this awful ditty―― ‘The Vermin of the Thames salute The Fathers of the City!’”

disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

existing as or having characteristics of a gas

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading “And as they crawl’d, and crept, and writhed, We heard this awful ditty―― ‘The Vermin of the Thames salute The Fathers of the City!’”

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

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

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

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

From this reading “At every window in they look’d Upon the deck they leapt, They crawl’d upon our visages, And on our plates they crept.

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

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading “At every window in they look’d Upon the deck they leapt, They crawl’d upon our visages, And on our plates they crept.

possessive form of “london” — the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

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

From this reading “At every window in they look’d Upon the deck they leapt, They crawl’d upon our visages, And on our plates they crept.

magnifier of the image of small objects

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

offensive or even (of persons) malicious

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

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

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “At every window in they look’d Upon the deck they leapt, They crawl’d upon our visages, And on our plates they crept.

on one occasion

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading “At every window in they look’d Upon the deck they leapt, They crawl’d upon our visages, And on our plates they crept.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

propose a toast to

From this reading “And as they crawl’d, and crept, and writhed, We heard this awful ditty―― ‘The Vermin of the Thames salute The Fathers of the City!’”

try to get or reach

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

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

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

fall or descend to a lower place or level

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

express in words

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

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

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

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

From this reading “At every window in they look’d Upon the deck they leapt, They crawl’d upon our visages, And on our plates they crept.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

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

From this reading “And as they crawl’d, and crept, and writhed, We heard this awful ditty―― ‘The Vermin of the Thames salute The Fathers of the City!’”

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

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

an irritating or obnoxious person

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

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

From this reading “At every window in they look’d Upon the deck they leapt, They crawl’d upon our visages, And on our plates they crept.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “Floating, floating, down the Thames, Upon our backward way, All sorts of foul and nasty things Did seek our course to stay.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “And as they crawl’d, and crept, and writhed, We heard this awful ditty―― ‘The Vermin of the Thames salute The Fathers of the City!’”

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

From this reading “They were the Vermin of the stream That now is London’s sink; The filthy stream that is at once Her sewer, her bath, her drink.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading “At every window in they look’d Upon the deck they leapt, They crawl’d upon our visages, And on our plates they crept.

twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)

From this reading “And as they crawl’d, and crept, and writhed, We heard this awful ditty―― ‘The Vermin of the Thames salute The Fathers of the City!’”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “To tell you of their hideous forms I have nor power nor hope―― Look on a water drop shown in The gaseous microscope.