Chapter XXIII

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

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)

From this reading Let affability be there, With cordial hand and friendly air.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Let affability be there, With cordial hand and friendly air.

affected manners intended to impress others

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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

From this reading Let affability be there, With cordial hand and friendly air.

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

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

a quantity of no importance

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

causing inconvenience

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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

From this reading Let affability be there, With cordial hand and friendly air.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

plural of “blunder” — an embarrassing mistake

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

inflected form of “can” — preserve in a can or tin

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

an old form of “can”, used with “thou”

From this reading These delights if thou canst give, FASHION, with thee I wish to live.

plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

adjust for

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

carry on a conversation

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

diffusing warmth and friendliness

From this reading Let affability be there, With cordial hand and friendly air.

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

From this reading These delights if thou canst give, FASHION, with thee I wish to live.

turn aside; turn away from

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

opinion or judgment

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading These delights if thou canst give, FASHION, with thee I wish to live.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading Let affability be there, With cordial hand and friendly air.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

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

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

the most powerful members of a society

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

a young female

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Let affability be there, With cordial hand and friendly air.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

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

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

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

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

full of or characterized by joy

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let affability be there, With cordial hand and friendly air.

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

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

raise from a lower to a higher position

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading These delights if thou canst give, FASHION, with thee I wish to live.

engage in

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

joined in matrimony

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

eminent beyond or above comparison

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

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

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

dignified manner or conduct

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

throughout a period of time

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

participate in games or sport

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

full of fun and high spirits

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

characteristic of rural life

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

a male human offspring

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

possessive form of “stephen” — English writer (1832-1904)

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

not in physical motion

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

a place where the wicked are punished after death

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

give testimony in a court of law

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

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

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading These delights if thou canst give, FASHION, with thee I wish to live.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Let affability be there, With cordial hand and friendly air.

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

From this reading These delights if thou canst give, FASHION, with thee I wish to live.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading These delights if thou canst give, FASHION, with thee I wish to live.

plural of “thunder” — a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

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

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

make a vow; promise

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

in or at the place that

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

which person or people

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading And sometimes, to divert my cares, Give me some flirt, with joyous airs, Married a girl, a widow now, Such as will hear each playful vow, Too young to lay upon the shelf: Meaning――as little as myself:―― Still speaking, singing, walking, running, With wanton heed and giddy cunning, With a good mien to testify Her converse with good company, That Chesterfield might lift his eyes From the dark Tartarus where he lies, Beholding in her air and gait, Graces that almost compensate The blunders of his awkward son And half the harm his book has done.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Then will I to St. Stephen’s stray, If aught be moved by Castlereagh, Or matchless Canning mean to roll, His thunders o’er the subject soul.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading These delights if thou canst give, FASHION, with thee I wish to live.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Let affability be there, With cordial hand and friendly air.

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

From this reading And private play and glittering fête, To make the rustic gentry prate,―― Such joys as fill young ladies’ heads, Who judge from books of masquerades.