Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

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

From this reading THE LETTERS A week later there was no doubt that Archelaus was dying.

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

acted upon; influenced

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

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

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

move towards

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

the event of one object coming closer to another

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

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From this reading THE LETTERS A week later there was no doubt that Archelaus was dying.

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

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

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

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

damaged by blows or hard usage

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

for the reason that

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

next to; at the side of

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

the two together, not just one

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

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 He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading THE LETTERS A week later there was no doubt that Archelaus was dying.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading THE LETTERS A week later there was no doubt that Archelaus was dying.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

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From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

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

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

in a helpless manner

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

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

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

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

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

not consistent with or using reason

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading THE LETTERS A week later there was no doubt that Archelaus was dying.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

the literary culture

From this reading THE LETTERS A week later there was no doubt that Archelaus was dying.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

held dear

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

machines or machine systems collectively

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

engage in

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

and nothing more

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

not any; not one

From this reading THE LETTERS A week later there was no doubt that Archelaus was dying.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

and nothing more

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

the discharge of a fluid from some container

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

change to the contrary

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

having or joined by a seam or seams

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

the season of growth

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

having a supporting base

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

agitating a liquid with an implement

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE LETTERS A week later there was no doubt that Archelaus was dying.

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

From this reading THE LETTERS A week later there was no doubt that Archelaus was dying.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE LETTERS A week later there was no doubt that Archelaus was dying.

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

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

a special situation

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

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

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

in the direction of

From this reading He lay dying, and Ishmael, standing day by day beside the bed, looking down on the seamed, battered, gnarled thing that lay there so helplessly, felt a stirring of something new towards Archelaus.

disturb the balance or stability of

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

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

From this reading THE LETTERS A week later there was no doubt that Archelaus was dying.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He had passed the week only half-conscious--some spring both in the machinery of his splendid old body and his brain seemed as though they had given way together.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading THE LETTERS A week later there was no doubt that Archelaus was dying.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.

belonging to which person

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

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

From this reading That would have been absurd; there had been nothing to make him like his brother and everything to make him do the reverse, and he was not of those whose values are upset by approaching death.

but in spite of that

From this reading It was not any touch of that irrational affection that very easily affected people experience for those they have never really liked and yet towards whom they feel a warm outflow merely because of the approach of death; neither was it any regret that he had not loved Archelaus in life.