Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

speeded up, as of an academic course

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

abundant wealth

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

in addition

From this reading It should be also, but rarely is, more powerful, and more condensed as it nears its _finale_.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

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

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

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

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

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

From this reading It should be also, but rarely is, more powerful, and more condensed as it nears its _finale_.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

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 Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

the use of brief expressions

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

of short duration or distance

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It should be also, but rarely is, more powerful, and more condensed as it nears its _finale_.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

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From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

the time at which something is supposed to begin

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

driving or forcing

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

past form of “condense” — undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

From this reading It should be also, but rarely is, more powerful, and more condensed as it nears its _finale_.

coming down or downward

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

true confidential information

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

-ing form of “enforce” — ensure observance of laws and rules

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

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

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

the closing section of a musical composition

From this reading It should be also, but rarely is, more powerful, and more condensed as it nears its _finale_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

plural of “gather” — sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

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

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

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

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

incapable of failure or error

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

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

From this reading It should be also, but rarely is, more powerful, and more condensed as it nears its _finale_.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It should be also, but rarely is, more powerful, and more condensed as it nears its _finale_.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

immediately past

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

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

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

an impelling force or strength

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

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

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

someone who tells a story

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

third-person singular of “near” — move towards

From this reading It should be also, but rarely is, more powerful, and more condensed as it nears its _finale_.

absolutely essential

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

as from an altitude or distance

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading It should be also, but rarely is, more powerful, and more condensed as it nears its _finale_.

not often

From this reading It should be also, but rarely is, more powerful, and more condensed as it nears its _finale_.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

anything indispensable

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

contemplation of things past

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It should be also, but rarely is, more powerful, and more condensed as it nears its _finale_.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

carry out

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

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

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

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

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

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

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

in the direction of

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

in a uniform manner

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

distance travelled per unit time

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

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

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why these things do _not_ go more uniformly together, as according to popular opinion they invariably must, is better understood by the artist than his readers.

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading Details are requisite to fill up a mental picture, and impress it on the memory, and, though brevity is certainly the soul of wit, it cannot be said to be infallible in enforcing description to do its duty--that of painting a panoramic picture on the brain.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The mind of the narrator, like the stone descending the shaft, gathers accelerated velocity with its momentum toward the last, and so expends itself in a more brief and sententious manner than in the commencement.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Let me go back a little in this retrospect, into which I am compelling into a small space much that would take time in the telling, as a necessary retrenchment for too much affluence of description in the beginning.