Chapter X

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

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

in addition

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

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

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

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

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

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

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

for the reason that

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

a pauper who lives by begging

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

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

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

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From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

emanating from God

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

time without end

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

divisible by two

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

to or in any or all places

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading "Fool," said my muse to me, "look in thy heart and write."--SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

set up or found

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

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 He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

an old form of “has”

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

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

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

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

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

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

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

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

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

the act of departing

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

plural of “lecture” — a speech that is open to the public

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

in a literal sense

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "Fool," said my muse to me, "look in thy heart and write."--SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.

having characteristics that attract love or affection

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

engage in

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

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

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

Recollections of past events.

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

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

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

From this reading "Fool," said my muse to me, "look in thy heart and write."--SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Fool," said my muse to me, "look in thy heart and write."--SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.

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From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

and nothing more

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading "Fool," said my muse to me, "look in thy heart and write."--SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

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

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Fool," said my muse to me, "look in thy heart and write."--SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.

only a very short time before

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

a general conscious awareness

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

English poet (1554-1586)

From this reading "Fool," said my muse to me, "look in thy heart and write."--SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.

term of address for a man

From this reading "Fool," said my muse to me, "look in thy heart and write."--SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

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

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

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

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading "Fool," said my muse to me, "look in thy heart and write."--SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

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

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

an old word for “to”

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

under normal conditions

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

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From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

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

From this reading "THE BLIND BEGGAR" The only strength for me is to be found in the sense of a personal presence everywhere, it scarcely matters whether it be called human or divine; a presence which only makes itself felt at first in this and that particular form and feature....

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Into this presence we come, not by leaving behind what are usually called earthly things, or by loving them less, but by living more intensely in them, and loving more what is really lovable in them; for it is literally true that this world is everything to us, if only we choose to make it so, if only we "live in the present" because it is eternity....--RICHARD LEWIS NETTLESHIP: _Lectures and Memories_, Vol. I., p.

produce a literary work

From this reading "Fool," said my muse to me, "look in thy heart and write."--SIR PHILIP SIDNEY.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.

but in spite of that

From this reading He hath made everything beautiful in its time; He hath also set the world in their heart, and yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath wrought from the beginning even unto the end....--ECCLES. iii.