Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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

From this reading I Introspection had been always to Roddy a thing unknown.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I Introspection had been always to Roddy a thing unknown.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

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From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

any person at all

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I Introspection had been always to Roddy a thing unknown.

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading ROBERT BROWNING.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

showing who or what does the action

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

inflected form of “deify” — consider as a god or godlike

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

a quad with a square body

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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

From this reading I Introspection had been always to Roddy a thing unknown.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

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

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

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

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct

From this reading I Introspection had been always to Roddy a thing unknown.

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From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

engage in

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

the force of workers available

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

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

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

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 Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

not divisible by two

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

on one occasion

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

past form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading ROBERT BROWNING.

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From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

a person, without saying who

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

a special situation

From this reading I Introspection had been always to Roddy a thing unknown.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Now, however, for the first time in his life he would have been glad of help from someone who knew a little about the motive of human beings.

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

From this reading I Introspection had been always to Roddy a thing unknown.

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From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

not known

From this reading I Introspection had been always to Roddy a thing unknown.

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

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

which person or people

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading RODDY IS MASTER "I and my mistress, side by side, Shall be together, breathe and ride, So, one day more am I deified, Who knows but the world may end to-night?"

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

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."

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From this reading He had never regarded himself as in any way different from the other men whom he met, and he would have been greatly distressed had he thought that he _was_ different.--"What you writin' fellers," he had once said to Garden, "can find amusin' in inventin' people for I can't think; you've got to make 'em odd for people to be interested in 'em and then they aren't like anyone."