Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

matters of personal concern

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

have an effect upon

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

later than; following

From this reading After all he was not to handle the money.

(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, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

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

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

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From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

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

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

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

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

past form of “balk” — refuse to comply

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

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

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

put or send forth

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

a small loft or garret

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

manner of acting or controlling yourself

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

to say again or imitate

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

to an extreme degree

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

set up or found

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

From this reading After all he was not to handle the money.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

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

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

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

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

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From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

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

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

past form of “influence” — have and exert influence or effect

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

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

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

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From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

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

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

a particular point in time

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading After all he was not to handle the money.

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

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

attach to a support

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading After all he was not to handle the money.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

many times at short intervals

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

inferior in rank or status

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

a small lake

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

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

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

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

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

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

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

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

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

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

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

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

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

propel through the air

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

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

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

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

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

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

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

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

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

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

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

precisely as stated

From this reading Most of us live in a narrow little world, a very mean little world often, and are never able to mount up a step or two to see how exceedingly mean and narrow it is.

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

From this reading After all he was not to handle the money.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

at the time that

From this reading Balked greed and craven fear tore at Legrand's very soul when he returned to the cockloft in the Faubourg St. Antoine and found it empty.

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

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

the internal mechanism of a device

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading ENEMIES OR FRIENDS To the individual, his affairs, petty though they be, are often of more moment than those greater doings which have a whole world for stage and are destined to throw an echo far down the corridors of Time.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet, for all this, the workings of the greater world do affect us, though we may be unconscious of the fact; our little affairs are influenced in greater or less degree, as the rippled circles from a stone's cast spread to the shores of the pond.