used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
beckonsverbUS /ˈbekənz/
third-person singular of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
confined by bonds
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
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 A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But it was by no such action that the fortunate toiler has won his progress.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
convulsiveadjectiveUS /kənˈvʌlsɪv/
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading His hand is steady, his brain is cool; his eye is fixed and sure.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
deliriumnounUS /dɪˈlɪriəm/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
the organ of sight
From this reading His hand is steady, his brain is cool; his eye is fixed and sure.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading His hand is steady, his brain is cool; his eye is fixed and sure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading But it was by no such action that the fortunate toiler has won his progress.
frenzynounUS /ˈfrenzi/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
graspingnounUS /ˈɡræspɪŋ/
understanding with difficulty
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
halonounUS /ˈheɪloʊ/
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was by no such action that the fortunate toiler has won his progress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But it was by no such action that the fortunate toiler has won his progress.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was by no such action that the fortunate toiler has won his progress.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
lendsverbUS /lendz/
third-person singular of “lend” — bestow a quality on
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
madlyadverbUS /ˈmædli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
not any; not one
From this reading But it was by no such action that the fortunate toiler has won his progress.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
on one occasion
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
phantomsnounUS /ˈfæntəmz/
plural of “phantom” — a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
ploddernoun
someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading But it was by no such action that the fortunate toiler has won his progress.
resolvesnounUS /riˈzɑːlvz/
plural of “resolve” — the trait of being resolute
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
snatchverbUS /snætʃ/
to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
make steady
From this reading His hand is steady, his brain is cool; his eye is fixed and sure.
move an implement through
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
stirsnounUS /stɜːrz/
plural of “stir” — a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But it was by no such action that the fortunate toiler has won his progress.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading His hand is steady, his brain is cool; his eye is fixed and sure.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it was by no such action that the fortunate toiler has won his progress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
throesnounUS /θroʊz/
violent pangs of suffering
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
toilernoun
one who works strenuously
From this reading But it was by no such action that the fortunate toiler has won his progress.
toilingadjectiveUS /ˈtɔɪlɪŋ/
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Fame beckons, sitting high in the heavens; and joy lends a halo to the vision.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was by no such action that the fortunate toiler has won his progress.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps you see some earnest, careful plodder, once far behind you, now toiling slowly but surely over the plain of life, until he seems near to grasping those brilliant phantoms which dance along the horizon of the future; and the sight stirs your soul to frenzy, and you bound on after him with the madness of a fever in your veins.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading But it was by no such action that the fortunate toiler has won his progress.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A thousand resolves stir your heart; your hand is hot and feverish for action; your brain works madly, and you snatch here and you snatch there, in the convulsive throes of your delirium.
