A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
"O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one." S. T. C. [Sidenote: PAST AND PRESENT] "We should judge of absent things by the absent. Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory." SIR J. STEWART.
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The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."”
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From this reading [Sidenote: PAST AND PRESENT] "We should judge of absent things by the absent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
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From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [Sidenote: PAST AND PRESENT] "We should judge of absent things by the absent.
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From this reading S. T. C.
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From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
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From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
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From this reading SIR J. STEWART.
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From this reading [Sidenote: PAST AND PRESENT] "We should judge of absent things by the absent.
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From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Sidenote: PAST AND PRESENT] "We should judge of absent things by the absent.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: PAST AND PRESENT] "We should judge of absent things by the absent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: PAST AND PRESENT] "We should judge of absent things by the absent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
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From this reading S. T. C.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading [Sidenote: PAST AND PRESENT] "We should judge of absent things by the absent.
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From this reading [Sidenote: PAST AND PRESENT] "We should judge of absent things by the absent.
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From this reading SIR J. STEWART.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
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From this reading SIR J. STEWART.
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From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
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From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
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From this reading S. T. C.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: PAST AND PRESENT] "We should judge of absent things by the absent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: PAST AND PRESENT] "We should judge of absent things by the absent.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading [Sidenote: PAST AND PRESENT] "We should judge of absent things by the absent.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Objects which are present are apt to produce perceptions too strong to be impartially compared with those recalled only by the memory."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Youth! for years so many and sweet, 'Tis known, that Thou and I were one."
