used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
airingnounUS /ˈerɪŋ/
the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
(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 Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
next to; at the side of
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
Commandantore
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From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
curbsnounUS /kɜːrbz/
plural of “curb” — an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
Dr
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From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
hard-featured
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From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
imaginativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənətɪv/
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
Juan's
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From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
liegenounUS /liːdʒ/
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
roused to anger
From this reading Mad?
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
Munks
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From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
Nestley
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From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT.
planetsnounUS /ˈplænəts/
plural of “planet” — (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
pondersverbUS /ˈpɑːndərz/
third-person singular of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
RavesnounUS /reɪvz/
plural of “rave” — a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
regnantadjective
exercising power or authority
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
speaksverbUS /spiːks/
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
statuesnounUS /ˈstætʃuːz/
plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Munks had a hard-featured face, and an equally hard manner, and in his suit of rough grey cloth he looked like Don Juan's Commandantore out for an airing.
express in words
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading If Dr. Nestley had been imaginative he might have thought that he was being driven by one of the statues out of the old church, so grim and stiff was the figure beside him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
wond'rous
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From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
but in spite of that
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not what the world calls madness--he is quiet Raves not about strange matters--curbs his tongue With wond'rous wisdom--ponders ere he speaks, And yet I tell you he is mad, my liege; The moon was regnant at his birth and all The planets bowed to her strong influence.
