1907
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From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
1908
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From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And so will some one when I am dead and gone write my life?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
biographynounUS /baɪˈɑːɡrəfi/
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
cluesnounUS /kluːz/
plural of “clue” — a slight indication
From this reading Only a few hints--a few diffused faint clues and indirections I seek ... to trace out here."
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And so will some one when I am dead and gone write my life?
diffusedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfjuːzd/
(of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material
From this reading Only a few hints--a few diffused faint clues and indirections I seek ... to trace out here."
DOUBLEDAY
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From this reading DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO.
divisible by two
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Only a few hints--a few diffused faint clues and indirections I seek ... to trace out here."
widely known and esteemed
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Only a few hints--a few diffused faint clues and indirections I seek ... to trace out here."
destroyed or killed
From this reading And so will some one when I am dead and gone write my life?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Only a few hints--a few diffused faint clues and indirections I seek ... to trace out here."
hintsnounUS /hɪnts/
plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion
From this reading Only a few hints--a few diffused faint clues and indirections I seek ... to trace out here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
indirections
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From this reading Only a few hints--a few diffused faint clues and indirections I seek ... to trace out here."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
McClure
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From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And so will some one when I am dead and gone write my life?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
many times at short intervals
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And so will some one when I am dead and gone write my life?
and nothing more
From this reading Only a few hints--a few diffused faint clues and indirections I seek ... to trace out here."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Only a few hints--a few diffused faint clues and indirections I seek ... to trace out here."
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
try to get or reach
From this reading Only a few hints--a few diffused faint clues and indirections I seek ... to trace out here."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so will some one when I am dead and gone write my life?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And so will some one when I am dead and gone write my life?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only a few hints--a few diffused faint clues and indirections I seek ... to trace out here."
a just detectable amount
From this reading Only a few hints--a few diffused faint clues and indirections I seek ... to trace out here."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
at the time that
From this reading 1907, 1908, The S.S. McClure Company "When I read the book, the biography famous, And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man's life?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading (As if any man really knew aught of my life!) Why even I myself, I often think, know little or nothing of my real life.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And so will some one when I am dead and gone write my life?
produce a literary work
From this reading And so will some one when I am dead and gone write my life?
