Chapter II · Chapter 2

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From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

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

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

contrary to your interests or welfare

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

how long something has existed

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

in an enjoyable manner

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

Having no one else present.

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

in addition

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

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From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

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

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

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

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

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

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading We may therefore say of entertainments, that, Hæc res et jungit, et junctos servat amicos.[2b] These unite friends, and strictly keep them so.

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

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

exhale hard

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

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

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

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From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

diffusing warmth and friendliness

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

approval

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

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From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

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From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

plural of “entertainment” — an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

From this reading We may therefore say of entertainments, that, Hæc res et jungit, et junctos servat amicos.[2b] These unite friends, and strictly keep them so.

(Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

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From this reading We may therefore say of entertainments, that, Hæc res et jungit, et junctos servat amicos.[2b] These unite friends, and strictly keep them so.

motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

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From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

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From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

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From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

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

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

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

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

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

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

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From this reading We may therefore say of entertainments, that, Hæc res et jungit, et junctos servat amicos.[2b] These unite friends, and strictly keep them so.

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

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

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

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

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From this reading We may therefore say of entertainments, that, Hæc res et jungit, et junctos servat amicos.[2b] These unite friends, and strictly keep them so.

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From this reading We may therefore say of entertainments, that, Hæc res et jungit, et junctos servat amicos.[2b] These unite friends, and strictly keep them so.

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

From this reading We may therefore say of entertainments, that, Hæc res et jungit, et junctos servat amicos.[2b] These unite friends, and strictly keep them so.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

make reference to

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

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From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

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From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

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From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

plural of “obligation” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

many times at short intervals

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

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

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

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From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

Greek biographer who wrote Parallel Lives (46?-120 AD)

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

move with force

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

provide with choice or abundant food or drink

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells

From this reading We may therefore say of entertainments, that, Hæc res et jungit, et junctos servat amicos.[2b] These unite friends, and strictly keep them so.

an abundance of material possessions and resources

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

destroyed physically or morally

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

express in words

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

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From this reading We may therefore say of entertainments, that, Hæc res et jungit, et junctos servat amicos.[2b] These unite friends, and strictly keep them so.

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

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From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

restricted to something

From this reading We may therefore say of entertainments, that, Hæc res et jungit, et junctos servat amicos.[2b] These unite friends, and strictly keep them so.

superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

carry out

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

plural of “teach” — an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

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From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

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

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Daily experience teaches us, that one of the best means to push one’s fortune, is often to regale with those who are in credit; for, to one that may have ruined himself by so doing, ten have made their fortunes.

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

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading We may therefore say of entertainments, that, Hæc res et jungit, et junctos servat amicos.[2b] These unite friends, and strictly keep them so.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading We may therefore say of entertainments, that, Hæc res et jungit, et junctos servat amicos.[2b] These unite friends, and strictly keep them so.

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

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

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

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

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

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

someone who digs trenches

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

From this reading We may therefore say of entertainments, that, Hæc res et jungit, et junctos servat amicos.[2b] These unite friends, and strictly keep them so.

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

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

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

From this reading This was also the sentiment of Cicero, in his Book of old Age; of Aristotle, in his Ethics; and Plutarch, in his Questions.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

at the time that

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

in or at the place that

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

during the time that

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

which person or people

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

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

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And therefore Cleomedes had great reason to say, “Take away the pleasures of the table, where we open ourselves so agreeably to each other, and you rob us of the sweetest cordial of human life[2].”

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From this reading Let who will, then, look on trencher friends to be false, and say with those of whom Ovid makes mention, Dum fueris felix multos numerabis amicos, Tempora si fuerint nubila, solus eris.[2a] In happy times, while riches round you flow, A thousand friends their obligations own, But when loud adverse winds begin to blow, And darksome clouds appear, you’re left alone.