Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

using the voice; not silently

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

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

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Then a catamite appeared, clad in a myrtle-colored frieze robe, and girded round with a belt.

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From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

tried unsuccessfully

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

made dirty or foul

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

From this reading Then a catamite appeared, clad in a myrtle-colored frieze robe, and girded round with a belt.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both of us then took a most solemn oath that so dread a secret should perish with us.

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

a boy who submits to a sexual relationship with a man

From this reading Then a catamite appeared, clad in a myrtle-colored frieze robe, and girded round with a belt.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST.

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Then a catamite appeared, clad in a myrtle-colored frieze robe, and girded round with a belt.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading Both of us then took a most solemn oath that so dread a secret should perish with us.

an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice

From this reading Then a catamite appeared, clad in a myrtle-colored frieze robe, and girded round with a belt.

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From this reading Then a catamite appeared, clad in a myrtle-colored frieze robe, and girded round with a belt.

a young female

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

past form of “gore” — wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

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

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

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

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

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

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

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

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

make timid or fearful

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

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

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Both of us then took a most solemn oath that so dread a secret should perish with us.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

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From this reading Then a catamite appeared, clad in a myrtle-colored frieze robe, and girded round with a belt.

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

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

not any; not one

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading Both of us then took a most solemn oath that so dread a secret should perish with us.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Both of us then took a most solemn oath that so dread a secret should perish with us.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Both of us then took a most solemn oath that so dread a secret should perish with us.

make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

one of four equal parts

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

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From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

any loose flowing garment

From this reading Then a catamite appeared, clad in a myrtle-colored frieze robe, and girded round with a belt.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Then a catamite appeared, clad in a myrtle-colored frieze robe, and girded round with a belt.

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

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading Both of us then took a most solemn oath that so dread a secret should perish with us.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Both of us then took a most solemn oath that so dread a secret should perish with us.

utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

From this reading Both of us then took a most solemn oath that so dread a secret should perish with us.

very bad

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

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

From this reading CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then a catamite appeared, clad in a myrtle-colored frieze robe, and girded round with a belt.

in or at that place or location

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

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

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Both of us then took a most solemn oath that so dread a secret should perish with us.

having tucked or being tucked

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

coming next after the twentieth in position

From this reading CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

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

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

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

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

a rod used by a magician or water diviner

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

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

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading We would have cried aloud in our misery but there was no one to give us any help, and whenever I attempted to shout, "Help! all honest citizens," Psyche would prick my cheeks with her hairpin, and the little girl would intimidate Ascyltos with a brush dipped in satyrion.

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From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.

moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion

From this reading One minute he nearly gored us to death with his writhing buttocks, and the next, he befouled us so with his stinking kisses that Quartilla, with her robe tucked high, held up her whalebone wand and ordered him to give the unhappy wretches quarter.