Chapter IV

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

From this reading "This is no book," he says: "who touches this touches a man."

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

plural of “aim” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading He aims to give us reality without the usual literary veils and illusions,--the least possible amount of the artificial, the extrinsic, the put-on, between himself and his reader.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading In one sense Whitman is without art,--the impression which he always seeks to make is that of reality itself.

a quantity of money

From this reading He aims to give us reality without the usual literary veils and illusions,--the least possible amount of the artificial, the extrinsic, the put-on, between himself and his reader.

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

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

contrived by art rather than nature

From this reading He aims to give us reality without the usual literary veils and illusions,--the least possible amount of the artificial, the extrinsic, the put-on, between himself and his reader.

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading "This is no book," he says: "who touches this touches a man."

requiring full use of your abilities or resources

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

intentionally conceived

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

in an attractive manner

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

an urgent or peremptory request

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

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

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

coming to maturity

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside

From this reading He aims to give us reality without the usual literary veils and illusions,--the least possible amount of the artificial, the extrinsic, the put-on, between himself and his reader.

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He aims to give us reality without the usual literary veils and illusions,--the least possible amount of the artificial, the extrinsic, the put-on, between himself and his reader.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

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

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

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

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

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

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

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

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

-ing form of “identify” — recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation

From this reading He aims to give us reality without the usual literary veils and illusions,--the least possible amount of the artificial, the extrinsic, the put-on, between himself and his reader.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading In one sense Whitman is without art,--the impression which he always seeks to make is that of reality itself.

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

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

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

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading In one sense Whitman is without art,--the impression which he always seeks to make is that of reality itself.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading He aims to give us reality without the usual literary veils and illusions,--the least possible amount of the artificial, the extrinsic, the put-on, between himself and his reader.

in a literal sense

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading He aims to give us reality without the usual literary veils and illusions,--the least possible amount of the artificial, the extrinsic, the put-on, between himself and his reader.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

engage in

From this reading In one sense Whitman is without art,--the impression which he always seeks to make is that of reality itself.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

not any; not one

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In one sense Whitman is without art,--the impression which he always seeks to make is that of reality itself.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In one sense Whitman is without art,--the impression which he always seeks to make is that of reality itself.

and nothing more

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading He aims to give us reality without the usual literary veils and illusions,--the least possible amount of the artificial, the extrinsic, the put-on, between himself and his reader.

a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

From this reading He aims to give us reality without the usual literary veils and illusions,--the least possible amount of the artificial, the extrinsic, the put-on, between himself and his reader.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading In one sense Whitman is without art,--the impression which he always seeks to make is that of reality itself.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading "This is no book," he says: "who touches this touches a man."

try to get or reach

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

From this reading In one sense Whitman is without art,--the impression which he always seeks to make is that of reality itself.

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

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading In one sense Whitman is without art,--the impression which he always seeks to make is that of reality itself.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

happening or arising without apparent external cause

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

be standing; be upright

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In one sense Whitman is without art,--the impression which he always seeks to make is that of reality itself.

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

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

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

From this reading The form the poet chose favored this self-revelation; there is nothing, no outside conscious art, to stand between himself and his reader.

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

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body

From this reading "This is no book," he says: "who touches this touches a man."

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

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

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading He aims to give us reality without the usual literary veils and illusions,--the least possible amount of the artificial, the extrinsic, the put-on, between himself and his reader.

plural of “veil” — a garment that covers the head and face

From this reading He aims to give us reality without the usual literary veils and illusions,--the least possible amount of the artificial, the extrinsic, the put-on, between himself and his reader.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

at the time that

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

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

From this reading In one sense Whitman is without art,--the impression which he always seeks to make is that of reality itself.

United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading In one sense Whitman is without art,--the impression which he always seeks to make is that of reality itself.

which person or people

From this reading "This is no book," he says: "who touches this touches a man."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Never did the artist more cunningly conceal himself; never did he so completely lose himself in the man, identifying himself with the natural and spontaneous; never emerging and challenging attention on his own account, denying us when we too literally seek him, mocking us when we demand his credentials, and revealing himself only when we have come to him upon his own terms.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading In one sense Whitman is without art,--the impression which he always seeks to make is that of reality itself.