used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
BalanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
unvarying in nature
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
discomforts
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From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Likewise with the life of the great tree.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
How
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From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
and nothing more
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Likewise with the life of the great tree.
in like or similar manner
From this reading Likewise with the life of the great tree.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
lustrelessadjective
lacking brilliance or vitality
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
a particular point in time
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
networknounUS /ˈnetwɜːrk/
an interconnected system of things or people
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
outlinenounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪn/
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
an amount of time
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
reddishadjectiveUS /ˈredɪʃ/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
reviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
Identical; not different.
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
sapverbUS /sæp/
deplete
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
seasonsnounUS /ˈsiːzənz/
plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
sequoianounUS /sɪˈkwɔɪə/
either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
spoutverbUS /spaʊt/
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
tameverbUS /teɪm/
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Likewise with the life of the great tree.
tree's
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From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One can picture the huge reddish spout leaping up into the air, with a hazy network of hundreds of branches about it.
variedadjectiveUS /ˈverid/
characterized by variety
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
variouslyadverbUS /ˈveriəsli/
in diverse ways
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
at the time that
From this reading _The Law of Balance_ How lustreless and same the passage of time appears when we review it in our memory! but how uncertain and varied it is when we live it moment by moment, leaning out of each second to encounter the next!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Likewise with the life of the great tree.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Its sap on the daily round of work may have had fresh pleasures and discomforts at each revolution; but the tree's life seemed to have slipped past in a tame monotony when taken in a period of thirty or forty centuries.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it may be that the sequoia felt the seasons change about it, and that the times and scenes (so constant to our eyes) in which it lived affected it variously, just as its great outline may not have been without influence on its own country.
