Chapter I

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

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

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

later than; following

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

(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 Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

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

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

contrived by art rather than nature

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

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

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

plural of “beginner” — someone new to a field or activity

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

any cognitive content held as true

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

lacking grace in movement or posture

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

past form of “compile” — get or gather together

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or magical academy.

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

divisible by two

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

for a limitless time

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

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

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

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From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

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From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

of great significance or value

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

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

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

enclosed in the same envelope or package

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

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

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

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 Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

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From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

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

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

engage in

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

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 Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

used to form the superlative

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

not any; not one

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

and nothing more

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

-ing form of “preserve” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

plural of “school” — an educational institution

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

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

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

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

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

not in physical motion

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

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

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

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

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

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

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

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

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

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

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

precisely as stated

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The only way is to keep at it._ _We hope that this book will fill a long-felt want.

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

From this reading It seems to us the most important branch of co-education._ _How few of us know how to make love properly, and how very few, after making it, know how to keep it!_ _So much depends upon the kind of love which is made.

which person or people

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading There are no artificial methods of preserving love, but the best kind will keep forever.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Few beginners know how to make the lasting kind, and many, even, of those with vast experience are still quite clumsy.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Compiled _for_ Daniel Cupid _by_ Oliver Herford _and_ John Cecil Clay Charles Scribner’s Sons _New York_ : : : : : 1910 And all whom _YOU_ love And all who love _YOU_ _It has long been the belief of the authors that Love-making should be included in the regular curriculum of our schools.