Chapter XV

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

later than; following

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

(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 Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

shout loudly and without restraint

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

foul-mouthed or obscene abuse

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

a strong flame that burns brightly

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

third-person singular of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

fasten with a buckle or buckles

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

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

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

past form of “deface” — mar or spoil the appearance of

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

cheerfully irresponsible

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

a loud harsh or strident noise

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

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From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

pull, as against a resistance

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

put on clothes

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

a quad with a square body

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

shining unsteadily

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

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From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

coins made of gold

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

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From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

on the floor closest to level with the ground

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

for half the price

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

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

From this reading All?--all--save One-- --"But He!--my Son?-- Merciful Heaven!--where--WHERE IS JOHN?"

improved in health or physical condition

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading All?--all--save One-- --"But He!--my Son?-- Merciful Heaven!--where--WHERE IS JOHN?"

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

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

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From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

moving to the inside of something

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

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

From this reading All?--all--save One-- --"But He!--my Son?-- Merciful Heaven!--where--WHERE IS JOHN?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

a small worthless amount

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading All?--all--save One-- --"But He!--my Son?-- Merciful Heaven!--where--WHERE IS JOHN?"

a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

closed with a lace

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

immediately past

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

in the recent past

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

possessive form of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

relating to the study or practice of medicine

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

showing or giving mercy

From this reading All?--all--save One-- --"But He!--my Son?-- Merciful Heaven!--where--WHERE IS JOHN?"

a particular point in time

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

a form of address for a man

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading All?--all--save One-- --"But He!--my Son?-- Merciful Heaven!--where--WHERE IS JOHN?"

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

not any; not one

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

throughout a period of time

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

an organization to gain political power

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

having a point

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

comparative of “pure” — free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

except for; apart from

From this reading All?--all--save One-- --"But He!--my Son?-- Merciful Heaven!--where--WHERE IS JOHN?"

a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

to move hurriedly

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

plural of “sell” — the activity of persuading someone to buy

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

a male human offspring

From this reading All?--all--save One-- --"But He!--my Son?-- Merciful Heaven!--where--WHERE IS JOHN?"

an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

dependable

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

in or at that place or location

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative

From this reading Scramble away To the _rez de chaussee_, (As our Frenchified friend always calls his ground-floor,) And they call, and they bawl, and they bellow and roar For lights, vinegar, brandy, and fifty things more.

the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

relating to breathing with a whistling sound

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

in or at the place that

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

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

From this reading Of their senses bereft, To the right and the left, Those varlets so lately courageous and stout, There they lay kicking and sprawling about, Like Billingsgate fresh fish, unconscious of ice, Or those which, the newspapers give us advice, Mr. Taylor, of Lombard-street, sells at half-price; --Nearer the door, some half dozen, or more!

which person or people

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

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

From this reading At length, after no little clamour and din, The foul air let out, and the fresh air let in, They drag one and all Up into the hall, Where a medical Quaker, the great Dr. Lettsom, Who's one of the party, "bleeds, physicks, and sweats 'em."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet were there those, in after days, Who said that pale light's flickering blaze, For a moment, gleam'd on a dark Form there, Seem'd as bodied of foul black air!-- --In Mariner's dress,--with cutlass braced By buckle and broad black belt, to its waist,-- --On a cock'd-hat, laced With gold, and placed With a _degagée_, devil-may-care, kind of taste, O'er a _balafré_ brow by a scar defaced!-- That Form, they said, so foul and so black, Grinn'd as it pointed at poor little Jack.-- --I know not, I, how the truth may be, But the pent-up vapour, at length set free, Set them all sneezing, And coughing, and wheezing, As, working its way To the regions of day, It, at last, let a purer and healthier breeze in!