Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

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From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

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

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

in addition

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

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

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

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From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

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

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

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

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

immersing the body in water or sunshine

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

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From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

offering little or no hope

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

make calm or still

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

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

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

clothing in general

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

carefully weighed

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

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

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

plural of “creche” — a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

plural of “crusade” — a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

feelings of ardent love

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

a branch of knowledge

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

plural of “discussion” — an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

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From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

attracting or delighting

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

the act of forming or establishing something

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

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From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

excessively quick

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

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

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

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

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

immediately past

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

in an unhurried way or at one's convenience

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

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

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

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

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

engage in

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

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

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

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

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

the state of being neat and smart and trim

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

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

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

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

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

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

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

plural of “prison” — a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

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From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

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From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

plural of “school” — an educational institution

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

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

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

a university in Paris; intellectual center of France

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

express in speech

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

plural of “suggestion” — an idea that is suggested

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

the act of killing yourself

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

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

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

in or at that place or location

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

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

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

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

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

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

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

a source of difficulty

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

the act of using

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

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

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I visited the model prison at Pentonville; but though in some respects an improvement upon others I have seen,--though there was the appearance of great neatness and order in the arrangements of life, kindness and good judgment in the discipline of the prisoners,--yet there was also an air of bleak forlornness about the place, and it fell far short of what my mind demands of such abodes considered as redemption schools.

at the time that

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

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

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

which person or people

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

superlative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.

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From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But as the subject of prisons is now engaging the attention of many of the wisest and best, and the tendency is in what seems to me the true direction, I need not trouble myself to make prude and hasty suggestions; it is a subject to which persons who would be of use should give the earnest devotion of calm and leisurely thought.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

but in spite of that

From this reading When I wrote last I could not finish with London, and there remain yet two or three things I wish to speak of before passing to my impressions of this wonder-full Paris.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading MORE OF LONDON.--THE MODEL PRISON AT PENTONVILLE.--BATHING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE POOR.--ALSO ONE FOR WASHING CLOTHES.--THE CRECHES OF PARIS, FOR POOR PEOPLE'S CHILDREN.--OLD DRURY IN LONDON.--SADLER'S WELLS.--ENGLISH AND FRENCH ACTING COMPARED.-- MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.--FRENCH TRAGEDY.--ROSE CHENY.--DUMAS.--GUIZOT.-- THE PRESENTATION AT COURT OF THE YOUNG DUCHESS.--BALL AT THE TUILERIES.--AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN.--LEVERRIER.--THE SORBONNE.-- ARAGO.--DISCUSSIONS ON SUICIDE AND THE CRUSADES.--REMUSAT.--THE ACADEMY.--LA MENNAIS.--BERANGER.--REFLECTIONS.