Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading "What a different sound That word had in my younger years!

later than; following

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading I believe of all such eras the aged may say as the poet says of his birthday:

(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 I believe of all such eras the aged may say as the poet says of his birthday:

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

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

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

From this reading And every time the chain comes round, Less and less bright the link appears."

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

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

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

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I believe of all such eras the aged may say as the poet says of his birthday:

an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)

From this reading I believe of all such eras the aged may say as the poet says of his birthday:

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading And every time the chain comes round, Less and less bright the link appears."

placed in a grave

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading And every time the chain comes round, Less and less bright the link appears."

past form of “chasten” — censure severely

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading And every time the chain comes round, Less and less bright the link appears."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading "What a different sound That word had in my younger years!

command with authority

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

plural of “era” — a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading I believe of all such eras the aged may say as the poet says of his birthday:

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading And every time the chain comes round, Less and less bright the link appears."

set up or found

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

yet to be or coming

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

destroyed or killed

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

death of a person

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

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

From this reading "What a different sound That word had in my younger years!

comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

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

From this reading I believe of all such eras the aged may say as the poet says of his birthday:

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

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

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

From this reading "What a different sound That word had in my younger years!

letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

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

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading And every time the chain comes round, Less and less bright the link appears."

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading And every time the chain comes round, Less and less bright the link appears."

for more time

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I believe of all such eras the aged may say as the poet says of his birthday:

relating or belonging to or serving as a monument

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "What a different sound That word had in my younger years!

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

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

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

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

not any; not one

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I believe of all such eras the aged may say as the poet says of his birthday:

many times at short intervals

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

the time that has elapsed

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading I believe of all such eras the aged may say as the poet says of his birthday:

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

make a promise or commitment

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading And every time the chain comes round, Less and less bright the link appears."

express in words

From this reading I believe of all such eras the aged may say as the poet says of his birthday:

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading I believe of all such eras the aged may say as the poet says of his birthday:

not often

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

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

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading "What a different sound That word had in my younger years!

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "What a different sound That word had in my younger years!

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

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

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

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And every time the chain comes round, Less and less bright the link appears."

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

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

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

From this reading To all, these eras mark their progress on the journey of life; but to the young they are bright with the promise of a happier future; the aged, they direct to the grave of the buried past, and they read on them the inscription so often found on the Roman monumental stones, "Siste, Viator."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What a different sound That word had in my younger years!

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

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

during the time that

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading "What a different sound That word had in my younger years!

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

a late time of life

From this reading "What a different sound That word had in my younger years!

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

From this reading The New-Year's day--the day after which the year is no longer new--is come and gone; and while sitting here to record its events before I sleep, I look back at it with pleasure, chastened by such thoughts as the young seldom have.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading "What a different sound That word had in my younger years!