Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

higher than, or over, something

From this reading So she, above the moon, amid the stars would dwell.

plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading So she, above the moon, amid the stars would dwell.

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

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

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

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

-ing form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

a quantity of no importance

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

the center of the Earth

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

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From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading So she, above the moon, amid the stars would dwell.

lasting a long time

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

at any time

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

apart from; not including

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

plural of “female” — an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

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

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)

From this reading GILES FLETCHER.

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

possessive form of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

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From this reading GILES FLETCHER.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

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

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

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From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

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

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

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

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

any entry into an area not previously occupied

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

go away from a place

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

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From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

the act of mixing together

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading So she, above the moon, amid the stars would dwell.

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

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

plural of “motive” — the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

not any; not one

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

a brief written record

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

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

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

an amount of time

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

plural of “privation” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

only a very short time before

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

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

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So she, above the moon, amid the stars would dwell.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

a state of social isolation

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading So she, above the moon, amid the stars would dwell.

past form of “steer” — direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

conscientious attention to rules and details

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

carry out

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

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

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

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

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

interact in a certain way

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

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

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

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From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

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

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

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

From this reading The Jewish females were brought up, at the period of which we treat, with the utmost strictness, and kept in great seclusion, scarcely ever associating but with their own people, and enduring many privations in consequence of never mixing in general society.

during the time that

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

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

From this reading So she, above the moon, amid the stars would dwell.

performs some wicked deed

From this reading Poor fool! she thought herself in wondrous price With God, as if in Paradise she were; But, were she not in a fool's paradise, She might have seen more reason to despair, And, therefore, as that wretch hew'd out his cell Under the bowels, in the heart of hell!

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

From this reading We must leave Cecil Place for a while--suffer Manasseh Ben Israel to pursue his journey to Hampton Court--offer no intrusion upon the solitude of the preacher Fleetword--take no note of aught concerning Walter De Guerre or Major Wellmore--nor heed, for a time, whether the Buccaneer steered his course by land or water: attend to nothing, in fact, for the present, except the motives and actions of Zillah Ben Israel.