Chapter II · A Mind Diseased

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

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

how long something has existed

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

(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 Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

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

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

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

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

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

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

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

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

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

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

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

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

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From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

an occurrence of something

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

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From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

a room used for dining

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

plural of “drug” — a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

being one more than seven

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

a person who is older than you are

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

to the same degree (often followed by “as”)

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

a man of refinement

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

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From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

an outlying farm

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

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

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

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From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

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

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

extremely silly or stupid

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

disinclined to work or exertion

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

past form of “indulge” — give free rein to

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

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

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

and nothing more

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

the act of tarrying

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

the force of workers available

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

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

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

according to the clock

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

and nothing more

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

above and across; more than

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

yielding a fair profit

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

plural of “perfume” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

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From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

to grasp hastily or eagerly

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

plural of “spice” — aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

not in physical motion

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

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

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

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

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

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

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

up to a particular time

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

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

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading My mind is dark as cycle-sealèd tombs, And must remain In darkness till the light of God illumes Its black inane.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

in a vague way

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

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

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

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

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

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

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

during the time that

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

which person or people

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading It was eight o’clock on a still summer evening, and, the ladies having retired, two men were lingering in a pleasant, indolent fashion over their wine in the dining-room of Roylands Grange.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading To be exact, only the elder gentleman was paying any attention to his port, for the young man who sat at the head of the table stared vaguely on his empty glass, and at his equally empty plate, as if his thoughts were miles away, which was precisely the case.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your Eastern drugs, your spices, your perfumes, Are all in vain; They cannot snatch my soul from out its glooms, Nor soothe the brain.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Youth was moody, age was cheerful, for, while the former indulged in a brown study, the latter cracked nuts and sipped wine, with a just appreciation of the excellence of both.