used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
anew
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
(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 Therefore if I talk of what all women _would_ do, I do not mean that they _should_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
Bas
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From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
dearly loved
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
a person who is in charge
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Therefore if I talk of what all women _would_ do, I do not mean that they _should_.
at any time
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
FlushnounUS /flʌʃ/
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
gnashverbUS /næʃ/
grind together, of teeth
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
how
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From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
howlverbUS /haʊl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
impotentlyadverb
in a helpless manner
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
inasmuch
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From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
learntverbUS /lɜːrnt/
inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
looking-glass
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From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Therefore if I talk of what all women _would_ do, I do not mean that they _should_.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now,—we shall not, dearest, have the thirty-six Bas ... now, shall we?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
philosophernounUS /fəˈlɑːsəfər/
a specialist in philosophy
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
recoiling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
an instance of visual perception
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Therefore if I talk of what all women _would_ do, I do not mean that they _should_.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
express in words
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore if I talk of what all women _would_ do, I do not mean that they _should_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Therefore if I talk of what all women _would_ do, I do not mean that they _should_.
Thirty-sixadjective
being six more than thirty
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading From _that_, I have turned back again and again, recoiling like a horse set against too high a wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Therefore if I talk of what all women _would_ do, I do not mean that they _should_.
at the time that
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
which person or people
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Thirty-six Bas,’ we shall not have,—shall we? or I shall be like Flush, who, before he learnt to be a philosopher, used to shiver with rage at sight of the Flush in the looking-glass, and gnash his teeth impotently, and quite howl.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Therefore if I talk of what all women _would_ do, I do not mean that they _should_.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dearest beloved, when I used to tell you to give me up, and imagined to myself how I should feel if you did it, ... and thought it would not be much worse than it was before I knew you ... (a little better indeed, inasmuch as I had the memory for ever ...) the chief _pang_ was the idea of another woman——!
