Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading THE STORY OF A BOOKWORM.

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From this reading Ah, me!

(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 never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

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

From this reading But these are ill thoughts, and as the poet says "this way madness lies."

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

From this reading But these are ill thoughts, and as the poet says "this way madness lies."

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

From this reading THE STORY OF A BOOKWORM.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

the yard associated with a church

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

dearly loved

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

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

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

death of a person

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

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

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

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

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

in a softened tone

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading But these are ill thoughts, and as the poet says "this way madness lies."

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

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

immediately past

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

go away from a place

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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 YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading But these are ill thoughts, and as the poet says "this way madness lies."

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

obsolete terms for legal insanity

From this reading But these are ill thoughts, and as the poet says "this way madness lies."

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

From this reading Ah, me!

being nothing more than specified

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE STORY OF A BOOKWORM.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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

From this reading But these are ill thoughts, and as the poet says "this way madness lies."

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading But these are ill thoughts, and as the poet says "this way madness lies."

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

United States poet (1928-1974)

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

ready to fall asleep

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading THE STORY OF A BOOKWORM.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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

From this reading THE STORY OF A BOOKWORM.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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

From this reading But these are ill thoughts, and as the poet says "this way madness lies."

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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

From this reading But these are ill thoughts, and as the poet says "this way madness lies."

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

From this reading But these are ill thoughts, and as the poet says "this way madness lies."

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

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading But these are ill thoughts, and as the poet says "this way madness lies."

at the time that

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

in or at the place that

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

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

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

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

From this reading I never go and wander in that dingy churchyard, where the sound of the great roaring city is hushed to a sleepy murmur, but I seem to leave half my poor life there; would that I could leave it all, I sometimes think, and that when the sexton comes to bring the keys of the church on a Sunday morning he should find the mere body of me lying there, my head leaning on the stone that bears her name--not _his_ name--_her_ name, her one dear name by which I called her last of all.

an affirmative

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.

the day immediately before today

From this reading YES, she is dead, and on her snow-strewn grave I left a bunch of winter flowers but yesterday.