Chapter XV

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

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

lasting a long time

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

speak to

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

later than; following

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

anew

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

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From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

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From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

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

From this reading Cradock Nowell had written from London to the Parsonage once, and once only.

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From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

any thing at all

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

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

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

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

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

for the reason that

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

with bitterness; in a resentful manner

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

cause to be bored

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

confined by bonds

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

put or send forth

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

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From this reading Cradock Nowell had written from London to the Parsonage once, and once only.

declare untrue; contradict

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

at any time

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

set up or found

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Cradock Nowell had written from London to the Parsonage once, and once only.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

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

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

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

From this reading Cradock Nowell had written from London to the Parsonage once, and once only.

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

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

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

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

the state of being honored

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

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From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

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

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

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

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

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From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

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

From this reading Cradock Nowell had written from London to the Parsonage once, and once only.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

for more time

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

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From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

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

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

not any; not one

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

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From this reading Cradock Nowell had written from London to the Parsonage once, and once only.

(of an infant) breast-fed

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

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

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

on one occasion

From this reading Cradock Nowell had written from London to the Parsonage once, and once only.

and nothing more

From this reading Cradock Nowell had written from London to the Parsonage once, and once only.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

From this reading Cradock Nowell had written from London to the Parsonage once, and once only.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

give an incentive for action

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

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From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

express in words

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

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

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

not in physical motion

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

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

From this reading Cradock Nowell had written from London to the Parsonage once, and once only.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

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

From this reading Cradock Nowell had written from London to the Parsonage once, and once only.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading He told them how he had changed his name, because his father had cast him off; and (as he bitterly added), according to filial promise, he felt himself bound to be Nowell no longer.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

at the time that

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

which person or people

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading A young man is never so proud of his honour, so prompt to deny himself anything, so strong in anotherʼs lifehold, and careless about his own living, as when he has won a true loveʼs worth, and sees it abiding for ever.

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

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

produce a literary work

From this reading But he did not say what name he had taken, neither did he give any address; only he would write again when he had found some good situation.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Cradock Nowell had written from London to the Parsonage once, and once only.

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

From this reading Of course he longed to hear from Amy—his own loving Amy, who begged that poor letter and bore it in her own pure bosom long after the Queenʼs head came off—but his young pride still lay hot upon him, and for Amyʼs sake he nursed it.