Chapter XXXII · What Made the Ball Sae Fine?

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

(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 poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

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

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

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From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading "Sure this wild fantastic band Must have come from Fairy-land.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

terminate

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

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

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

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

From this reading "Sure this wild fantastic band Must have come from Fairy-land.

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

a disputant who advocates reform

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

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

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

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

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

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From this reading "Sure this wild fantastic band Must have come from Fairy-land.

ludicrously odd

From this reading "Sure this wild fantastic band Must have come from Fairy-land.

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Sure this wild fantastic band Must have come from Fairy-land.

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

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

be shiny, as if wet

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

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

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Sure this wild fantastic band Must have come from Fairy-land.

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

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

possessive form of “history” — the aggregate of past events

From this reading Those who live in History's page, Step once more upon Life's stage.

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

From this reading Those who live in History's page, Step once more upon Life's stage.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Those who live in History's page, Step once more upon Life's stage.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Those who live in History's page, Step once more upon Life's stage.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

held dear

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

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

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

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

From this reading Those who live in History's page, Step once more upon Life's stage.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Sure this wild fantastic band Must have come from Fairy-land.

not any; not one

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

on one occasion

From this reading Those who live in History's page, Step once more upon Life's stage.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Those who live in History's page, Step once more upon Life's stage.

possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

plural of “salon” — gallery where works of art can be displayed

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

(historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

take hold of; grab

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

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

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading Those who live in History's page, Step once more upon Life's stage.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Those who live in History's page, Step once more upon Life's stage.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "Sure this wild fantastic band Must have come from Fairy-land.

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

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

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

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

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

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

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

From this reading "Sure this wild fantastic band Must have come from Fairy-land.

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

From this reading Those who live in History's page, Step once more upon Life's stage.

filled with great numbers crowded together

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

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

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

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

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Those who live in History's page, Step once more upon Life's stage.

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

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

From this reading Mrs. Veilsturm had certainly no reason to complain of lack of popularity, as she looked at her salons thronged with all fashionable London.

not having or expressing opinions or views

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

a vivid mental image

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

which person or people

From this reading Those who live in History's page, Step once more upon Life's stage.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading "Sure this wild fantastic band Must have come from Fairy-land.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Surely at the break of day, Will the vision fade away, And these spirits bright and fair, Vanish into viewless air."

in the company of; together with

From this reading All the poet's dreamings bright, In the flesh appear to-night, Columbine and Harlequin, Knight, Crusader, Saracen, Cleopatra and her Roman, Herod, Borgia loved of no man, Antoinette and Louis Seize, Faust with Mephistopheles, All beneath the gas-lamps' gleam, Dance as in some magic dream.