(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost every day brought its battle or its skirmish.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Crito obstinately thinks, my friends, I am that which he shall shortly behold dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “_Crito._ How and where shall we bury you?
react verbally
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading ”_Socrates._ Bury me in any way you please, if you can catch me to bury.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Almost every day brought its battle or its skirmish.
for the reason that
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
see with attention
From this reading Crito obstinately thinks, my friends, I am that which he shall shortly behold dead.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Almost every day brought its battle or its skirmish.
buryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading “_Crito._ How and where shall we bury you?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ”_Socrates._ Bury me in any way you please, if you can catch me to bury.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading ”_Socrates._ Bury me in any way you please, if you can catch me to bury.
Crito
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From this reading “_Crito._ How and where shall we bury you?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Almost every day brought its battle or its skirmish.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Crito obstinately thinks, my friends, I am that which he shall shortly behold dead.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Almost every day brought its battle or its skirmish.
freighted
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From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Crito obstinately thinks, my friends, I am that which he shall shortly behold dead.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Crito obstinately thinks, my friends, I am that which he shall shortly behold dead.
How
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From this reading “_Crito._ How and where shall we bury you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Crito obstinately thinks, my friends, I am that which he shall shortly behold dead.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ”_Socrates._ Bury me in any way you please, if you can catch me to bury.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ”_Socrates._ Bury me in any way you please, if you can catch me to bury.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost every day brought its battle or its skirmish.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ”_Socrates._ Bury me in any way you please, if you can catch me to bury.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Crito obstinately thinks, my friends, I am that which he shall shortly behold dead.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
obstinatelyadverb
in a stubborn unregenerate manner
From this reading Crito obstinately thinks, my friends, I am that which he shall shortly behold dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Almost every day brought its battle or its skirmish.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
PlatonounUS /ˈpleɪtoʊ/
ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ”_Socrates._ Bury me in any way you please, if you can catch me to bury.
on the contrary
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
express in words
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “_Crito._ How and where shall we bury you?
for a short time
From this reading Crito obstinately thinks, my friends, I am that which he shall shortly behold dead.
sighings
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From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
skirmishnounUS /ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/
a minor short-term fight
From this reading Almost every day brought its battle or its skirmish.
slackenedverbUS /ˈslækənd/
past form of “slacken” — become slow or slower
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
SocratesnounUS /ˈsɑːkrətiːz/
ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC)
From this reading ”_Socrates._ Bury me in any way you please, if you can catch me to bury.
move hurridly
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
sufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Crito obstinately thinks, my friends, I am that which he shall shortly behold dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Crito obstinately thinks, my friends, I am that which he shall shortly behold dead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ”_Socrates._ Bury me in any way you please, if you can catch me to bury.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ”_Socrates._ Bury me in any way you please, if you can catch me to bury.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “_Crito._ How and where shall we bury you?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
in or at the place that
From this reading “_Crito._ How and where shall we bury you?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Crito obstinately thinks, my friends, I am that which he shall shortly behold dead.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “_Crito._ How and where shall we bury you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Say rather, Crito,—say if you love me, ‘Where shall I bury your body’; and I will answer you, ‘Bury it in any manner and in any place you please.’”—_Plato._ On rolled the months, nor slackened their speed because of the sufferings and the sighings with which they went freighted.
