15
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From this reading Look at him--look again! for he 15 Hath long been of thy family.
20
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From this reading 20 Deaf, drooping, that is now his doom: His world is in this single room: Is this a place for mirthful cheer?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
anew
From this reading Look at him--look again! for he 15 Hath long been of thy family.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nay! start not at that Figure--there!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Look at him--look again! for he 15 Hath long been of thy family.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Him who is rooted to his chair!
give encouragement to
From this reading 20 Deaf, drooping, that is now his doom: His world is in this single room: Is this a place for mirthful cheer?
DeafadjectiveUS /def/
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading 20 Deaf, drooping, that is now his doom: His world is in this single room: Is this a place for mirthful cheer?
doomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading 20 Deaf, drooping, that is now his doom: His world is in this single room: Is this a place for mirthful cheer?
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading 20 Deaf, drooping, that is now his doom: His world is in this single room: Is this a place for mirthful cheer?
the organ of sight
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
a social unit living together
From this reading Look at him--look again! for he 15 Hath long been of thy family.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Nay! start not at that Figure--there!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Look at him--look again! for he 15 Hath long been of thy family.
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Look at him--look again! for he 15 Hath long been of thy family.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Look at him--look again! for he 15 Hath long been of thy family.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Him who is rooted to his chair!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Him who is rooted to his chair!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 20 Deaf, drooping, that is now his doom: His world is in this single room: Is this a place for mirthful cheer?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Him who is rooted to his chair!
staying power
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Look at him--look again! for he 15 Hath long been of thy family.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at him--look again! for he 15 Hath long been of thy family.
engage in
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
mirthfuladjective
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading 20 Deaf, drooping, that is now his doom: His world is in this single room: Is this a place for mirthful cheer?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay! start not at that Figure--there!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nay! start not at that Figure--there!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 20 Deaf, drooping, that is now his doom: His world is in this single room: Is this a place for mirthful cheer?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Look at him--look again! for he 15 Hath long been of thy family.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading 20 Deaf, drooping, that is now his doom: His world is in this single room: Is this a place for mirthful cheer?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading 20 Deaf, drooping, that is now his doom: His world is in this single room: Is this a place for mirthful cheer?
rootedadjectiveUS /ˈruːtəd/
absolutely still
From this reading Him who is rooted to his chair!
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
an instance of visual perception
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading 20 Deaf, drooping, that is now his doom: His world is in this single room: Is this a place for mirthful cheer?
sitsverbUS /sɪts/
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Nay! start not at that Figure--there!
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nay! start not at that Figure--there!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nay! start not at that Figure--there!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 20 Deaf, drooping, that is now his doom: His world is in this single room: Is this a place for mirthful cheer?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Look at him--look again! for he 15 Hath long been of thy family.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Him who is rooted to his chair!
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
vacantadjectiveUS /ˈveɪkənt/
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
which person or people
From this reading Him who is rooted to his chair!
in the company of; together with
From this reading With legs that move not, if they can, And useless arms, a trunk of man, He sits, and with a vacant eye; A sight to make a stranger sigh!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading 20 Deaf, drooping, that is now his doom: His world is in this single room: Is this a place for mirthful cheer?
