Chapter VI

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

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

(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 And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

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From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

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

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

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

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

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

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

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

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

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

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

permission to do something

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

every day; without missing a day

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

by divine means

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading GOLDEN DREAMS.

an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

at any time

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

third-person singular of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading First Love!

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading GOLDEN DREAMS.

comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

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

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

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

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

and nothing more

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading First Love!

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

a female domestic

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

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

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

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

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

concerned with actual use or practice

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

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

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC)

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

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

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with “like” or “as”)

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

in regular succession without gaps

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

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

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

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

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

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

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

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

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

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

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

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

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

which person or people

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

the words that are spoken

From this reading Do not they look and sound just as fresh as ever--those two pretty words?

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

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

From this reading The heresy was worse than Antinomian that would cavil at feelings allowed by common consent to be divinely delicious.

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet, they have been harder worked than the tritest of school-copies, by successive generations of romancists in prose and rhyme, from Anacreon and Sappho down to that more modern and practical enthusiast, who, in a simile that must come home to every maid and matron in Belgravia (about five P.M. daily), exclaims, "A first love is like the first cup of tea--all others like the second."