Chapter I

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From this reading III.--APRIL, 1863.--No. IV.

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

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

how long something has existed

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

(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 Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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

From this reading LITERATURE AND NATIONAL POLICY.

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading III.--APRIL, 1863.--No. IV.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

having the limits or boundaries established

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

carry on a conversation

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

divisible by two

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

at any time

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

the state or fact of existing

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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

From this reading III.--APRIL, 1863.--No. IV.

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

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading III.--APRIL, 1863.--No. IV.

lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading LITERATURE AND NATIONAL POLICY.

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

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

the force of workers available

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading LITERATURE AND NATIONAL POLICY.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

not any; not one

From this reading III.--APRIL, 1863.--No. IV.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE WONDERS OF WORDS.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

From this reading LITERATURE AND NATIONAL POLICY.

having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

plural of “stalk” — material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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

From this reading THE WONDERS OF WORDS.

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

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

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From this reading VOL.

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

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

at the time that

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

in the company of; together with

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility:

plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading THE WONDERS OF WORDS.

the words that are spoken

From this reading THE WONDERS OF WORDS.

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

From this reading Every nation has its legend of a 'golden age'--when all was young and fresh and fair--'_comme les couleurs primitives de la nature_'--even before the existence of this gaunt shadow of Sorrow--_the shadow of ourselves_--that ever stalks in company with us;--an epoch of Saturnian rule, when gods held sweet converse with men, and man primeval bounded with all the elasticity of god-given juvenility: