Chapter XXV

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

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

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From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

possessing life

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

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

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

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

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

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

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

a shelter from danger or hardship

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

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

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

a state of extreme happiness

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Perhaps when you were a child, you hated your father?

-ing form of “conspire” — engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

without stop or interruption

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

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

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

opinion or judgment

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Perhaps when you were a child, you hated your father?

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From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939)

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading Perhaps when you were a child, you hated your father?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

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

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

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

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

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

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

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

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

Swiss psychologist (1875-1961)

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

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 This sense of special persecution, sir, have you had it long?

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

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

naughtily or annoyingly playful

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

on one occasion

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

plural of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

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

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

by chance

From this reading Perhaps when you were a child, you hated your father?

the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

From this reading This sense of special persecution, sir, have you had it long?

inflected form of “plot” — plan secretly, usually something illegal

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

established beyond doubt

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

make visible

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

a general conscious awareness

From this reading This sense of special persecution, sir, have you had it long?

characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

term of address for a man

From this reading This sense of special persecution, sir, have you had it long?

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading This sense of special persecution, sir, have you had it long?

broad and solidly built

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

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

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

express a supposition

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

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

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

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

From this reading This sense of special persecution, sir, have you had it long?

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

propel through the air

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

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

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

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

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

precisely as stated

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

of or relating to or characteristic of Vienna or its inhabitants

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

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

From this reading He had, he told me almost at once, studied with Jung in Vienna and I thought of that mischievous parody-- "Bliss was it in that Freud to be alive, But to be Jung was very Heaven!"

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

From this reading Perhaps when you were a child, you hated your father?

at the time that

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

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

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

in the company of; together with

From this reading When Dr. Pendergast Potter arrived, he proved to be a short, square-built man, with a red spade beard and soft but shifty brown eyes--like an Airedale's.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Dr. Folsom tells me, Mr. Tompkins," Potter continued in a sort of heel-clicking, stiff-bow-from-the-waist manner which was meant, I suppose, to reveal his Viennese training, "that you have reason to believe that your business partners are plotting against you, conspiring to throw you in the asylum?