aimsnounUS /eɪmz/
plural of “aim” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Interpret all your motives just as though You looked on one whose aims you did not know.
(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 Interpret all your motives just as though You looked on one whose aims you did not know.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
on or to one side
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
bag-kneed
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From this reading Note closely, as in other men you note, The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy coat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading Note closely, as in other men you note, The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy coat.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Note closely, as in other men you note, The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy coat.
commonest
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From this reading Let undisguised contempt surge through you when You see you shirk, O commonest of men!
ConfrontverbUS /kənˈfrʌnt/
oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Let undisguised contempt surge through you when You see you shirk, O commonest of men!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Interpret all your motives just as though You looked on one whose aims you did not know.
estimatenounUS /ˈestəmət/
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
the organ of sight
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
flawsnounUS /flɔːz/
plural of “flaw” — an imperfection in an object or machine
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Note closely, as in other men you note, The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy coat.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
InterpretverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprət/
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading Interpret all your motives just as though You looked on one whose aims you did not know.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
and nothing more
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Interpret all your motives just as though You looked on one whose aims you did not know.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let undisguised contempt surge through you when You see you shirk, O commonest of men!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Interpret all your motives just as though You looked on one whose aims you did not know.
engage in
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
the force of workers available
From this reading Note closely, as in other men you note, The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy coat.
motivesnounUS /ˈmoʊtɪvz/
plural of “motive” — the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading Interpret all your motives just as though You looked on one whose aims you did not know.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Interpret all your motives just as though You looked on one whose aims you did not know.
a brief written record
From this reading Note closely, as in other men you note, The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy coat.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Let undisguised contempt surge through you when You see you shirk, O commonest of men!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Interpret all your motives just as though You looked on one whose aims you did not know.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Interpret all your motives just as though You looked on one whose aims you did not know.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Note closely, as in other men you note, The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy coat.
select carefully from a group
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let undisguised contempt surge through you when You see you shirk, O commonest of men!
seedyadjectiveUS /ˈsiːdi/
full of seeds
From this reading Note closely, as in other men you note, The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy coat.
shirkverbUS /ʃɜːrk/
avoid (one's assigned duties)
From this reading Let undisguised contempt surge through you when You see you shirk, O commonest of men!
be standing; be upright
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
striveverbUS /straɪv/
attempt by employing effort
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
surgeverbUS /sɜːrdʒ/
rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading Let undisguised contempt surge through you when You see you shirk, O commonest of men!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Note closely, as in other men you note, The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy coat.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Interpret all your motives just as though You looked on one whose aims you did not know.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Let undisguised contempt surge through you when You see you shirk, O commonest of men!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
trousersnounUS /ˈtraʊzərz/
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading Note closely, as in other men you note, The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy coat.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
undisguisedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪsˈɡaɪzd/
plain to see
From this reading Let undisguised contempt surge through you when You see you shirk, O commonest of men!
look attentively
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
at the time that
From this reading Let undisguised contempt surge through you when You see you shirk, O commonest of men!
belonging to which person
From this reading Interpret all your motives just as though You looked on one whose aims you did not know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Note closely, as in other men you note, The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy coat.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true; Confront yourself and look you in the eye-- Just stand aside and watch yourself go by.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I."
