Chapter XXXIV

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

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

tending to become more severe or wider in scope

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

plural of “advance” — a movement forward

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

anew

From this reading In the spring the fair Circassian, with her every hair on end, Leaves again her native Brooklyn, on the road her steps to wend.

plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

(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 A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

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

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

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

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading In the spring the "bounding brothers" try some new and daring games, While the opposition "fakirs" call each other awful names.

plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading In the spring the "bounding brothers" try some new and daring games, While the opposition "fakirs" call each other awful names.

a borough of New York City

From this reading In the spring the fair Circassian, with her every hair on end, Leaves again her native Brooklyn, on the road her steps to wend.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading In the spring the "bounding brothers" try some new and daring games, While the opposition "fakirs" call each other awful names.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In the spring the "bounding brothers" try some new and daring games, While the opposition "fakirs" call each other awful names.

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From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

a member of the Sunni Muslim people living in northwestern Caucasia

From this reading In the spring the fair Circassian, with her every hair on end, Leaves again her native Brooklyn, on the road her steps to wend.

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

From this reading THE CIRCUS IS HERE.

(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

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From this reading In the spring the "sideshow-blowers," with their never-failing tongues, Pump out paralyzing language from their copper-fastened lungs.

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading In the spring the "bounding brothers" try some new and daring games, While the opposition "fakirs" call each other awful names.

past form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading In the spring the "bounding brothers" try some new and daring games, While the opposition "fakirs" call each other awful names.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading In the spring the fair Circassian, with her every hair on end, Leaves again her native Brooklyn, on the road her steps to wend.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading In the spring the fair Circassian, with her every hair on end, Leaves again her native Brooklyn, on the road her steps to wend.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading In the spring the fair Circassian, with her every hair on end, Leaves again her native Brooklyn, on the road her steps to wend.

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From this reading In the spring the "bounding brothers" try some new and daring games, While the opposition "fakirs" call each other awful names.

plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In the spring the "sideshow-blowers," with their never-failing tongues, Pump out paralyzing language from their copper-fastened lungs.

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading In the spring the "bounding brothers" try some new and daring games, While the opposition "fakirs" call each other awful names.

dazzlingly beautiful

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading In the spring the fair Circassian, with her every hair on end, Leaves again her native Brooklyn, on the road her steps to wend.

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

From this reading In the spring the fair Circassian, with her every hair on end, Leaves again her native Brooklyn, on the road her steps to wend.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading THE CIRCUS IS HERE.

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

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

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

From this reading THE CIRCUS IS HERE.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading In the spring the "sideshow-blowers," with their never-failing tongues, Pump out paralyzing language from their copper-fastened lungs.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading In the spring the fair Circassian, with her every hair on end, Leaves again her native Brooklyn, on the road her steps to wend.

plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

From this reading In the spring the "sideshow-blowers," with their never-failing tongues, Pump out paralyzing language from their copper-fastened lungs.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading In the spring the "bounding brothers" try some new and daring games, While the opposition "fakirs" call each other awful names.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading In the spring the fair Circassian, with her every hair on end, Leaves again her native Brooklyn, on the road her steps to wend.

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

From this reading In the spring the "sideshow-blowers," with their never-failing tongues, Pump out paralyzing language from their copper-fastened lungs.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading In the spring the "bounding brothers" try some new and daring games, While the opposition "fakirs" call each other awful names.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading In the spring the "sideshow-blowers," with their never-failing tongues, Pump out paralyzing language from their copper-fastened lungs.

-ing form of “paralyze” — make powerless and unable to function

From this reading In the spring the "sideshow-blowers," with their never-failing tongues, Pump out paralyzing language from their copper-fastened lungs.

literature in metrical form

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal

From this reading In the spring the "sideshow-blowers," with their never-failing tongues, Pump out paralyzing language from their copper-fastened lungs.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading In the spring the fair Circassian, with her every hair on end, Leaves again her native Brooklyn, on the road her steps to wend.

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

From this reading In the spring the "sideshow-blowers," with their never-failing tongues, Pump out paralyzing language from their copper-fastened lungs.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading In the spring the "bounding brothers" try some new and daring games, While the opposition "fakirs" call each other awful names.

the season of growth

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading In the spring the fair Circassian, with her every hair on end, Leaves again her native Brooklyn, on the road her steps to wend.

a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

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

From this reading THE CIRCUS IS HERE.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In the spring the "sideshow-blowers," with their never-failing tongues, Pump out paralyzing language from their copper-fastened lungs.

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

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading In the spring the "sideshow-blowers," with their never-failing tongues, Pump out paralyzing language from their copper-fastened lungs.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading In the spring the "bounding brothers" try some new and daring games, While the opposition "fakirs" call each other awful names.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

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

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

direct one's course or way

From this reading In the spring the fair Circassian, with her every hair on end, Leaves again her native Brooklyn, on the road her steps to wend.

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

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

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

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

during the time that

From this reading In the spring the "bounding brothers" try some new and daring games, While the opposition "fakirs" call each other awful names.

which person or people

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the spring the "sideshow-blowers," with their never-failing tongues, Pump out paralyzing language from their copper-fastened lungs.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading A "disengaged canvasman" who was probably driven to poetry for lack of other work wrote the following spring verses which were published in the New York _Clipper_:-- In the spring the gorgeous banners float upon the circus tent, And the active agents' fancies on "advances" all are bent.