Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading This is a dilution of the magnificent image— “Time in advance behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep decrepit with his age.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading This is a dilution of the magnificent image— “Time in advance behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep decrepit with his age.

how long something has existed

From this reading For example, in his “Thoughts for Age,” he says:

(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 His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

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

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

destruction by annihilating something

From this reading His consumption is deep; his annihilation is at hand.”

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

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

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

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading His consumption is deep; his annihilation is at hand.”

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading This is a dilution of the magnificent image— “Time in advance behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep decrepit with his age.

a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

a region marking a boundary

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

From this reading His consumption is deep; his annihilation is at hand.”

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading This is a dilution of the magnificent image— “Time in advance behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep decrepit with his age.

having become fixed and definite in form

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

worn and broken down by hard use

From this reading This is a dilution of the magnificent image— “Time in advance behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep decrepit with his age.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading His consumption is deep; his annihilation is at hand.”

reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

a diluted solution

From this reading This is a dilution of the magnificent image— “Time in advance behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep decrepit with his age.

one or the other of two

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

third-person singular of “enlarge” — make larger

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading For example, in his “Thoughts for Age,” he says:

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For example, in his “Thoughts for Age,” he says:

third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading His consumption is deep; his annihilation is at hand.”

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

From this reading For example, in his “Thoughts for Age,” he says:

plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

From this reading This is a dilution of the magnificent image— “Time in advance behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep decrepit with his age.

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

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

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

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

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

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

an iconic mental representation

From this reading This is a dilution of the magnificent image— “Time in advance behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep decrepit with his age.

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

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

From this reading For example, in his “Thoughts for Age,” he says:

moving to the inside of something

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

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

From this reading His consumption is deep; his annihilation is at hand.”

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

darkened with overcast

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

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

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading This is a dilution of the magnificent image— “Time in advance behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep decrepit with his age.

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

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

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

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

literature in metrical form

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

made less in size or amount or degree

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading For example, in his “Thoughts for Age,” he says:

an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading This is a dilution of the magnificent image— “Time in advance behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep decrepit with his age.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

be standing; be upright

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

not in physical motion

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

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

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

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

From this reading This is a dilution of the magnificent image— “Time in advance behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep decrepit with his age.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

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

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This is a dilution of the magnificent image— “Time in advance behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep decrepit with his age.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading “Though we stand on its awful brink, such our leaden bias to the world, we turn our faces the wrong way; we are still looking on our old acquaintance, _Time_; though now so wasted and reduced, that we can see little more of him than his wings and his scythe: our age enlarges his wings to our imagination; and our fear of death, his scythe; as Time himself grows less.

but in spite of that

From this reading His prose writings all read like the “Night Thoughts,” either diluted into prose or not yet crystallized into poetry.