adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
acumennounUS /əˈkjuːmən/
a tapering point
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
all-importance
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From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
asunderadjectiveUS /əˈsʌndər/
widely separated especially in space
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/
brought into existence
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
ClothnounUS /klɔːθ/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
ClothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.
Clothes-wearing
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From this reading A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.
consecratedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnsəkreɪtɪd/
solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
considerverbUS /kənˈsɪdər/
deem to be
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
consistsverbUS /kənˈsɪsts/
third-person singular of “consist” — originate
From this reading A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.
Dandies
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From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
DandynounUS /ˈdændi/
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
demonstrateverbUS /ˈdemənstreɪt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
DivineadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪn/
emanating from God
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
effortnounUS /ˈefərt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
enormousadjectiveUS /ɪˈnɔːrməs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
give expression to
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
facultynounUS /ˈfækəlti/
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
geniusnounUS /ˈdʒiːnjəs/
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/
a person of German nationality
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
heroicallyadverbUS /ˌhɪˈroʊɪkli/
in a heroic manner
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
IdeanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
IdeasnounUS /aɪˈdiːəz/
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.
inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
instinctnounUS /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
intellectnounUS /ˈɪntəlekt/
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
learningnounUS /ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
MannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.
objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
others
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From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
outwardlyadverbUS /ˈaʊtwərdli/
with respect to the outside
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
PoetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
ProfessornounUS /prəˈfesər/
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
pursenounUS /pɜːrs/
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
scientificadjectiveUS /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
of or relating to the practice of science
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
speciallyadverbUS /ˈspeʃəli/
in a special manner
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
sprungverbUS /sprʌŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
strictnessnoun
conscientious attention to rules and details
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
Teufelsdrockh
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From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
throesnounUS /θroʊz/
violent pangs of suffering
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
touchingadjectiveUS /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/
arousing affect
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
tradenounUS /treɪd/
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.
unequalledadjective
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
unutterableadjective
too sacred to be uttered
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
VolumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
wearingnounUS /ˈwerɪŋ/
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
wiselyadverbUS /ˈwaɪzli/
in a wise manner
From this reading Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well: so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading First, touching Dandies, let us consider, with some scientific strictness, what a Dandy specially is.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
wringverbUS /rɪŋ/
twist and press out of shape
From this reading What Teufelsdrockh would call a "Divine Idea of Cloth" is born with him; and this, like other such Ideas, will express itself outwardly, or wring his heart asunder with unutterable throes.
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading The all-importance of Clothes, which a German Professor, of unequalled learning and acumen, writes his enormous Volume to demonstrate, has sprung up in the intellect of the Dandy without effort, like an instinct of genius; he is inspired with Cloth, a Poet of Cloth.
