Chapter XL

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

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

equally

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

related by common characteristics or ancestry

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

past form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to

From this reading The district alluded to is called the Holy Land.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

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

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

a city district of central London laid out in garden squares

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

a cruelly rapacious person

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The district alluded to is called the Holy Land.

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

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

not accessible to view

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

following accepted customs and proprieties

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

unrestrained by convention or morality

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

in a stupid manner

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

having the appearance spoiled

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

bring shame or dishonor upon

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

breaking up and scattering by dispersion

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading The district alluded to is called the Holy Land.

housing that someone is living in

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

plural of “dye” — a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

plural of “garment” — an article of clothing

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

an established custom

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading THE PALACE IN THE HOLY LAND.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

a person of subnormal intelligence

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

having no employment

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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

From this reading THE PALACE IN THE HOLY LAND.

a state of extreme dishonor

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

plural of “instinct” — inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading THE PALACE IN THE HOLY LAND.

plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

third-person singular of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

too numerous to be counted

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

not any; not one

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

designed to incite to indecency or lust

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading THE PALACE IN THE HOLY LAND.

mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

furnished with inhabitants

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

a mild rebuke or criticism

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

violent lawless behavior

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

use slang or vulgar language

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

morally degraded

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

a soiled or discolored appearance

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such is the Holy Land.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

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

From this reading THE PALACE IN THE HOLY LAND.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

a special situation

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

plural of “thoroughfare” — a public road from one place to another

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

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

From this reading The district alluded to is called the Holy Land.

not knowledgeable about something specified

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

not repressed

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

moral weakness

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

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

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

in the company of; together with

From this reading The wanderer amidst the crowded thoroughfares of the multitudinous metropolis cannot be unacquainted with that assemblage of densely populated streets and lanes which is situate between High Street (St. Giles's) and Great Russell Street (Bloomsbury).

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.

the words that are spoken

From this reading There poverty hides its head through shame, and crime lurks concealed through fear;--there every thing that is squalid, hideous, debauched, and immoral, makes its dwelling;--there woman is as far removed from the angel as Satan is from the Godhead, and man is as closely allied to the brute as the idiot is to the baboon;--there days are spent in idleness, and nights in dissipation;--there no refinement of habit or of speech is known, but male and female alike wallow in obscene debauchery and filthy ideas;--there garments are patched with pieces of various dyes, and language is disfigured with words of a revolting slang;--there the natural ruffianism and brutal instincts of the human heart are unrepressed by social ties or conventional decencies;--there infamy is no disgrace, crime no reproach, vice no stain.