Chapter XXI

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

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

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From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

anew

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

(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 All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

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

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

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From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

used of riotously drunken merrymaking

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading What did the fellow mean by his remark to the effect that he had quenched his star, which was too luminous?

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading What did the fellow mean by his remark to the effect that he had quenched his star, which was too luminous?

divisible by two

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

belief about (or mental picture of) the future

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

a boy or man

From this reading What did the fellow mean by his remark to the effect that he had quenched his star, which was too luminous?

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

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From this reading FOLLOW-MY-LEADER!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading What did the fellow mean by his remark to the effect that he had quenched his star, which was too luminous?

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From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

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

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

possessive form of “heron” — Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

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

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

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

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

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

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

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

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

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From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

softly bright or radiant

From this reading What did the fellow mean by his remark to the effect that he had quenched his star, which was too luminous?

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading What did the fellow mean by his remark to the effect that he had quenched his star, which was too luminous?

the philosophical study of being and knowing

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

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

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

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

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

in a persistent manner

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

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From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

allayed

From this reading What did the fellow mean by his remark to the effect that he had quenched his star, which was too luminous?

a shaky motion

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

-ing form of “recollect” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading What did the fellow mean by his remark to the effect that he had quenched his star, which was too luminous?

turned in a circle around an axis

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

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From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading What did the fellow mean by his remark to the effect that he had quenched his star, which was too luminous?

a state of acute pain

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

possessing sweep

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What did the fellow mean by his remark to the effect that he had quenched his star, which was too luminous?

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

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

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

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

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

From this reading What did the fellow mean by his remark to the effect that he had quenched his star, which was too luminous?

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading What did the fellow mean by his remark to the effect that he had quenched his star, which was too luminous?

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

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

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

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

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What did the fellow mean by his remark to the effect that he had quenched his star, which was too luminous?

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

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.

during the time that

From this reading Certainly his thoughts dwelt most persistently on the third of these, and this even while Letty’s petal-soft lips were quivering, half-shyly, in expectation of his eager kisses.

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

in the company of; together with

From this reading All the next day, Sebastian Levi walked about with a throbbing head, and could not decide if he were suffering from the after-affects of ecstasy, wine, or metaphysics.

but in spite of that

From this reading Now he was swept by a flood of rage, recollecting Heron’s contempt of him; now he hated himself for his own Bacchic confidences; then again and yet again he revolved in his mind those few dropped sentences which hinted so arrestingly at a new way of thought--a new way of life.