used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
achievementnounUS /əˈtʃiːvmənt/
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
speak to
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
(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 When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
in addition
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
assumeverbUS /əˈsuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
brassnounUS /bræs/
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading THE DANCING STONES.
deriveverbUS /dərˈaɪv/
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
dispassionateadjectiveUS /dɪˈspæʃənət/
unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
divisible by two
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/
a short vivid experience
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
fourpencenoun
a former English silver coin worth four pennies
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
gratificationnounUS /ˌɡrætəfəˈkeɪʃən/
state of being gratified or satisfied
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
death of a person
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
HeroesnounUS /ˈhɪroʊz/
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
insignificancenounUS /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnjɪfɪkəns/
the quality of having little or no significance
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
king-maker
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From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
martnounUS /mɑːrt/
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
not any; not one
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
outweighsverbUS /ˈaʊtweɪz/
third-person singular of “outweigh” — be heavier than
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
provocationnounUS /ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃən/
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
realiseverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
responsibilitynounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
SandersnounUS /ˈsændərz/
plural of “sander” — a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
slabnounUS /slæb/
block consisting of a thick piece of something
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE DANCING STONES.
stoolnounUS /stuːl/
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DANCING STONES.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
ToledonounUS /təˈliːdoʊ/
an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie
From this reading There is a grave in Toledo, a slab of brass, over a great king-maker who lived long enough to realise his insignificance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
the act of using
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
at the time that
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
which person or people
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Heroes should also be of gentle address, full of soft phrases, for such tender women who come over their horizon; Sanders was a dispassionate man who swore on the slightest provocation, and had no use for women any way.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Heroes should be tall and handsome, with flashing eyes; Sanders was not so tall, was yellow of face, moreover had grey hair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you place a man upon a throne, even though that throne be a wooden stool worth in the mart fourpence more or less, you assume a responsibility which greatly outweighs all the satisfaction or personal gratification you may derive from your achievement.
