Chapter III

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

From this reading So around the walls of his library there hung a series of pictures showing the progress of Medicine across the ages.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Being portrayed as few, the world understands and finds its own account in them.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading So around the walls of his library there hung a series of pictures showing the progress of Medicine across the ages.

in actual fact

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading So around the walls of his library there hung a series of pictures showing the progress of Medicine across the ages.

(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 memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

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

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

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

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading So around the walls of his library there hung a series of pictures showing the progress of Medicine across the ages.

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

From this reading Being portrayed as few, the world understands and finds its own account in them.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Being portrayed as few, the world understands and finds its own account in them.

plural of “boundary” — the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

a cruelly rapacious person

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

one or the other of two

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

(superlative of “few” used with count nouns and usually preceded by “the”) quantifier meaning the smallest in number

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading Being portrayed as few, the world understands and finds its own account in them.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

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

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

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

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

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

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

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

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

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From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

characterized by enmity or ill will

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading So around the walls of his library there hung a series of pictures showing the progress of Medicine across the ages.

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

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

the quality of being unfaithful

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

a room where books are kept

From this reading So around the walls of his library there hung a series of pictures showing the progress of Medicine across the ages.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

in like or similar manner

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

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 The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

From this reading So around the walls of his library there hung a series of pictures showing the progress of Medicine across the ages.

worth remembering

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

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

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

not any; not one

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

and nothing more

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Being portrayed as few, the world understands and finds its own account in them.

an amount of time

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

represented graphically by sketch or design or lines

From this reading Being portrayed as few, the world understands and finds its own account in them.

belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

move through with or as if with a rake

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading So around the walls of his library there hung a series of pictures showing the progress of Medicine across the ages.

the display of a motion picture

From this reading So around the walls of his library there hung a series of pictures showing the progress of Medicine across the ages.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So around the walls of his library there hung a series of pictures showing the progress of Medicine across the ages.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

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

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

in or at that place or location

From this reading So around the walls of his library there hung a series of pictures showing the progress of Medicine across the ages.

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

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

third-person singular of “understand” — know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading Being portrayed as few, the world understands and finds its own account in them.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading So around the walls of his library there hung a series of pictures showing the progress of Medicine across the ages.

at the time that

From this reading The first picture represented a scene in the life of primitive man, during the period when he had long enough been man to form into hostile tribes, but not long enough to have advanced far from the boundaries of the brute.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Being portrayed as few, the world understands and finds its own account in them.

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And yet the stages in the progress of the rake and of the harlot and of marriage à la mode and of cruelty are infinite; and at no single stage in the progress of any one of them could you actually find either Rake or Harlot or Infidelity or Cruelty.

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

From this reading And memorable to him likewise had been Hogarth's _Progress of the Rake_ with its few pictures; and his _Progress of the Harlot_ with its few; and his _Progress of Marriage à la Mode_ with its few; and the _Progress of Cruelty_ with its fewest of all--only four, but more than enough!