Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

consider or hold as true

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

in the past

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

(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 Only beware of indigestion, and you will be all right.

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

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

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

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

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

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

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

From this reading Only beware of indigestion, and you will be all right.

be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to

From this reading Only beware of indigestion, and you will be all right.

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

relating to or characterized by charity

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

dearly loved

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

be worthy or deserving

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For you are in perfect health otherwise, and there is no need whatever of my staying with you.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

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

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading For you are in perfect health otherwise, and there is no need whatever of my staying with you.

showing warm and heartfelt friendliness

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

for this reason

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

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

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

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

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

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

From this reading For you are in perfect health otherwise, and there is no need whatever of my staying with you.

a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

From this reading Only beware of indigestion, and you will be all right.

plural of “institution” — an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

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

From this reading For you are in perfect health otherwise, and there is no need whatever of my staying with you.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

go away from a place

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

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From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

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

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading For you are in perfect health otherwise, and there is no need whatever of my staying with you.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading For you are in perfect health otherwise, and there is no need whatever of my staying with you.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

not any; not one

From this reading For you are in perfect health otherwise, and there is no need whatever of my staying with you.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

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

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For you are in perfect health otherwise, and there is no need whatever of my staying with you.

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

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

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

and nothing more

From this reading Only beware of indigestion, and you will be all right.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

in other respects or ways

From this reading For you are in perfect health otherwise, and there is no need whatever of my staying with you.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

inspired by love for your country

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading For you are in perfect health otherwise, and there is no need whatever of my staying with you.

compacted by ironing

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

the body of people in a learned occupation

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

To recall to mind.

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Only beware of indigestion, and you will be all right.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading For you are in perfect health otherwise, and there is no need whatever of my staying with you.

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

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

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

in or at that place or location

From this reading For you are in perfect health otherwise, and there is no need whatever of my staying with you.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

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

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading I have to go back to my profession, and if you, dear uncle, dislike our other relatives, and do not want to leave them your property, then give it to such patriotic and charitable institutions as deserve patronising, and you may be sure that your memory will be blessed by thousands.

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

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading For you are in perfect health otherwise, and there is no need whatever of my staying with you.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Only beware of indigestion, and you will be all right.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

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

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.

a late time of life

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

an affirmative

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He looked at me with a troubled face, and I pressed his hands and said, "Yes, dear uncle; you have to stick to the old, long-travelled road, and then I may hope to see you ten years hence as hearty as you are now, or as you were ten years ago.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading As for myself, I shall never cease to remember your kindness and to feel grateful for it, but to accept your offer would be moral death to me.