Chapter XXXVII

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

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

anew

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

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

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

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

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

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

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

in bodily form

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

the lower side of anything

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading This I took for a direction to me that I should hunt no more.

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From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

plural of “employment” — the state of being employed or having a job

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

divisible by two

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

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

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

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

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

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

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

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

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

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

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

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

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

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

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

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

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

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

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading This I took for a direction to me that I should hunt no more.

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

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

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

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

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

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

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 OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

for more time

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

the state of being a man; manly qualities

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

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

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

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

From this reading This I took for a direction to me that I should hunt no more.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

not any; not one

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

make a painting

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading This I took for a direction to me that I should hunt no more.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

the season of growth

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

successive (without a break)

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

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

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

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

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

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

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

work hard

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading This I took for a direction to me that I should hunt no more.

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

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

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

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

at the time that

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

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

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

which person or people

From this reading OF HOW HE KEPT HIS MANHOOD The great snow lay long on the mountains, and died off in its silence like one who passes away in sleep.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

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

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading With my fishing-boat, my gun, which I had left behind me of design, had been carried to the bottom of the sound, and when the hulk of the lugger drifted up with the tide the gun was no longer within her.

the words that are spoken

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

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

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

produce a literary work

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

the act of creating written works

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading My way of life has now grown straight and even, and at my simple employments I wrought early and late, that by much bodily toil I might keep in check the distempers of my mind.

but in spite of that

From this reading And the spring came, the summer and the winter yet again, and to set down in this writing all that befell would be a weariness, for I feel as I write that the pulse of my life is low; and neither am I one who can paint his words with wit.