Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

plural of “aborigine” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

in actual fact

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

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

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

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

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

a native or inhabitant of Australia

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

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

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

without doubt or question

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

the act of examining resemblances

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

oppose, as in hostility or a competition

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

-ing form of “contemplate” — look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

the human act of creating

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading How do the husbands manage?

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From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

plural of “feast” — a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

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From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

draw back, as with fear or pain

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

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From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

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From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading How do the husbands manage?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

diminished in strength, quality, or utility

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

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

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

knowledge and intellectual ability

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

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

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

set afire or burning

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

held dear

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading How do the husbands manage?

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

a public toilet for men

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

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

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

not any; not one

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

on one occasion

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

and nothing more

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

edible viscera of a butchered animal

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

in other respects or ways

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

the largest ocean in the world

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

act as president

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

bringing about salvation or redemption from sin

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

plural of “shrink” — a physician who specializes in psychiatry

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

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

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

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

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

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

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

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

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading Do they, from constantly contemplating an inferior type of creation, lose their comparing and discriminating powers, so that, like the Australian and Pacific aborigines, they come to regard as points of beauty peculiarities that a more advanced civilization shrinks from?

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

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

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

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?

relating to or using sight

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

which person or people

From this reading Or do their visual organs actually become impaired, like those of captives who can see clearly only in their own dungeon's twilight, and flinch before the full glare of day?

plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading There is a pleasant theory--that every woman may be loved, once at least in her life, if she so wills it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It must be true: how, otherwise, can you account for the number of hard-featured visages--lighted up by no redeeming ray of intellect--that preside at "good men's feasts," and confront them at their firesides?