used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
book-lovers
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From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
without stop or interruption
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
distributedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɪbjətəd/
spread out or scattered about or divided up
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
EditionsnounUS /ɪˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading [Sidenote: First Editions.]
embayed
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From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading [Sidenote: First Editions.]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
garnerverbUS /ˈɡɑːrnər/
acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
destroyed or killed
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
keelsnounUS /kiːlz/
plural of “keel” — a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
used to form the superlative
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
outletnounUS /ˈaʊtlet/
a place of business for retailing goods
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
have ownership or possession of
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
PLEAnounUS /pliː/
a humble request for help from someone in authority
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
polaradjectiveUS /ˈpoʊlər/
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
propitiousadjectiveUS /prəˈpɪʃəs/
presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: First Editions.]
SPECIALISMnoun
the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
Unlooked-foradjective
not anticipated
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
the act of using
From this reading We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
(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 We garner them for our own use and benefit absolutely, and when we are gone they may well be distributed among other book-lovers for aught we care.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
at the time that
From this reading TO most of us it matters but little what becomes of our books when we are dead.
belonging to which person
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A PLEA FOR SPECIALISM--(_Continued_) 'Like ships before whose keels, full long embayed In polar ice, propitious winds have made Unlooked-for outlet to an open sea.'
WORDSWORTHnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading WORDSWORTH.
