Chapter XX · The Last Phase

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

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Our friend of the afternoon, of course.

anew

From this reading Then silence again.

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

From this reading He wakened us up, and we turned out to see that the watch happened to be on the alert.

(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 ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

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

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

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

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

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

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

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

From this reading He wakened us up, and we turned out to see that the watch happened to be on the alert.

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From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

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

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Our friend of the afternoon, of course.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Our friend of the afternoon, of course.

a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading He wakened us up, and we turned out to see that the watch happened to be on the alert.

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

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

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

From this reading He wakened us up, and we turned out to see that the watch happened to be on the alert.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

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

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

the pelt of a leopard

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

-ing form of “low” — make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Our friend of the afternoon, of course.

many times at short intervals

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He wakened us up, and we turned out to see that the watch happened to be on the alert.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He wakened us up, and we turned out to see that the watch happened to be on the alert.

above and across; more than

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

fraught with danger

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

(of weather) wet by periods of rain

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He wakened us up, and we turned out to see that the watch happened to be on the alert.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Then silence again.

plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

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From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

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From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

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

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then silence again.

a special situation

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

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

From this reading He wakened us up, and we turned out to see that the watch happened to be on the alert.

remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

plural of “trophy” — an award for success in war or hunting

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading He wakened us up, and we turned out to see that the watch happened to be on the alert.

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

From this reading He wakened us up, and we turned out to see that the watch happened to be on the alert.

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

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

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From this reading He wakened us up, and we turned out to see that the watch happened to be on the alert.

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

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.

look attentively

From this reading He wakened us up, and we turned out to see that the watch happened to be on the alert.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading He wakened us up, and we turned out to see that the watch happened to be on the alert.

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

at the time that

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

in the company of; together with

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading ```Our gayness and our gilt are all besmirch’d ```With rainy marching in the painful field, ```And time has worn us into slovenry, ```But, by the mass, our hearts are in the trim `````King Henry V= |At night came that weird lowing sound a leopard often makes when hunting.

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

From this reading It would be a parlous thing if we lost any of the precious trophies now when the expedition was almost over--not that taxidermine-covered skins and heads would be the sort of feast that would appeal to a saucy leopard.