Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

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

From this reading To this end he established a Hemp Break, a Hemp Breaker and a Hemp Softener.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

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

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

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

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

being joined in close association

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

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

From this reading The second shortened long hemp, that it might be more conveniently hackled and drawn.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

terminate

From this reading To this end he established a Hemp Break, a Hemp Breaker and a Hemp Softener.

a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The third served greatly to improve the spinning quality of soft hemps by passing them through a system of callender rollers.

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

From this reading The third served greatly to improve the spinning quality of soft hemps by passing them through a system of callender rollers.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

in a convenient manner

From this reading The second shortened long hemp, that it might be more conveniently hackled and drawn.

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading The second shortened long hemp, that it might be more conveniently hackled and drawn.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading To this end he established a Hemp Break, a Hemp Breaker and a Hemp Softener.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading To this end he established a Hemp Break, a Hemp Breaker and a Hemp Softener.

a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

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

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

superlative of “full” — containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading The third served greatly to improve the spinning quality of soft hemps by passing them through a system of callender rollers.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

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

From this reading The second shortened long hemp, that it might be more conveniently hackled and drawn.

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

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

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

From this reading To this end he established a Hemp Break, a Hemp Breaker and a Hemp Softener.

a plant fiber

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

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

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

the quality of being important and worthy of note

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

to make better

From this reading The third served greatly to improve the spinning quality of soft hemps by passing them through a system of callender rollers.

becoming greater or larger

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

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

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The second shortened long hemp, that it might be more conveniently hackled and drawn.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

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 The second shortened long hemp, that it might be more conveniently hackled and drawn.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The second shortened long hemp, that it might be more conveniently hackled and drawn.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The second shortened long hemp, that it might be more conveniently hackled and drawn.

not any; not one

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

and nothing more

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading The third served greatly to improve the spinning quality of soft hemps by passing them through a system of callender rollers.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading The third served greatly to improve the spinning quality of soft hemps by passing them through a system of callender rollers.

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

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

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

plural of “roller” — a grounder that rolls along the infield

From this reading The third served greatly to improve the spinning quality of soft hemps by passing them through a system of callender rollers.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading The second shortened long hemp, that it might be more conveniently hackled and drawn.

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading The third served greatly to improve the spinning quality of soft hemps by passing them through a system of callender rollers.

cut short

From this reading The second shortened long hemp, that it might be more conveniently hackled and drawn.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading The third served greatly to improve the spinning quality of soft hemps by passing them through a system of callender rollers.

a substance added to another to make it less hard

From this reading To this end he established a Hemp Break, a Hemp Breaker and a Hemp Softener.

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

creating thread

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading The third served greatly to improve the spinning quality of soft hemps by passing them through a system of callender rollers.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

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

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading The third served greatly to improve the spinning quality of soft hemps by passing them through a system of callender rollers.

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

From this reading To this end he established a Hemp Break, a Hemp Breaker and a Hemp Softener.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The third served greatly to improve the spinning quality of soft hemps by passing them through a system of callender rollers.

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

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

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

From this reading THE HEMP BREAKER Ironsyde attached increasing importance to the fullest possible treatment of the raw material before actual spinning, and was not only always on the lookout for the best hemps and flaxes grown, but spared no pains to bring them to the Card and Spread Board as perfect as possible.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.