Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading To-day we have to begin by making acquaintance with a new term.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading We have said quite enough about it, and you know enough of it I am sure.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading To-day we have to begin by making acquaintance with a new term.

acquired as your own by free choice

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

anew

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

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

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading We have said quite enough about it, and you know enough of it I am sure.

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

From this reading We have said quite enough about it, and you know enough of it I am sure.

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

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

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

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading To-day we have to begin by making acquaintance with a new term.

past form of “bestow” — present

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading To-day we have to begin by making acquaintance with a new term.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

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

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

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

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

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

From this reading We have said quite enough about it, and you know enough of it I am sure.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

coins made of gold

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

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

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

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

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To-day we have to begin by making acquaintance with a new term.

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

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

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

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading We have said quite enough about it, and you know enough of it I am sure.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading To-day we have to begin by making acquaintance with a new term.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading To-day we have to begin by making acquaintance with a new term.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

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

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

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

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

and nothing more

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

above and across; more than

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

the local environment

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

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

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

resembling paste in color; pallid

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

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

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading We have said quite enough about it, and you know enough of it I am sure.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading We have said quite enough about it, and you know enough of it I am sure.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

apart from others

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

plural of “sponsor” — someone who supports or champions something

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading We have said quite enough about it, and you know enough of it I am sure.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading To-day we have to begin by making acquaintance with a new term.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

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

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

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

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

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

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

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

From this reading To-day we have to begin by making acquaintance with a new term.

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

From this reading To-day we have to begin by making acquaintance with a new term.

act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

not known

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

being of use or service

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

precisely as stated

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading To-day we have to begin by making acquaintance with a new term.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Well! the people seem to have had quite a fancy for the word _chyme_, for they adopted it again, with only a very slight alteration, when they wanted to specify separately the quintessence of the _chyme_ (the useful part that is), which has to unite with the blood, and which we have been speaking of as the _gold_ of the aliments--this then they called _chyle_.

well expressed and to the point

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

at the time that

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

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

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

which person or people

From this reading You are aware now that the learned, unknown sponsors, who gave names to the different parts of the body, bestowed the odd-enough one of _chyme_ on that pasty substance which passes out of the stomach when the cooking is over.

in a willing manner

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading To-day we have to begin by making acquaintance with a new term.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

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

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I would willingly have spared you this, if I could, for the word is neither a pretty, nor a well-chosen one, but we cannot get on without it.