Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading TO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHORE DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN Who taught this pleading to unpractised eyes?

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

anew

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

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

From this reading Ay! we would each fain drive At random, and not steer by rule.

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

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Ay! we would each fain drive At random, and not steer by rule.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

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From this reading Ay! we would each fain drive At random, and not steer by rule.

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

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

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From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Ay! we would each fain drive At random, and not steer by rule.

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From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

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From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

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From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

a young person of either sex

From this reading TO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHORE DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN Who taught this pleading to unpractised eyes?

plural of “coast” — the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

keep company with; hang out with

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

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From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

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From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading TO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHORE DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN Who taught this pleading to unpractised eyes?

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading Ay! we would each fain drive At random, and not steer by rule.

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

From this reading Ay! we would each fain drive At random, and not steer by rule.

one or the other of two

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

divisible by two

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

opinion or judgment

From this reading TO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHORE DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN Who taught this pleading to unpractised eyes?

having made preparations

From this reading Ay! we would each fain drive At random, and not steer by rule.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

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

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading TO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHORE DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN Who taught this pleading to unpractised eyes?

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

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

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

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

to a considerable degree

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

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

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

a small island

From this reading TO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHORE DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN Who taught this pleading to unpractised eyes?

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

go away from a place

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

in a willing manner

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

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From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

most important element

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

not any; not one

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Ay! we would each fain drive At random, and not steer by rule.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

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From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

a course of conduct

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

From this reading TO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHORE DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN Who taught this pleading to unpractised eyes?

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

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From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance

From this reading Ay! we would each fain drive At random, and not steer by rule.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

tear or be torn violently

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading Ay! we would each fain drive At random, and not steer by rule.

move hurridly

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

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From this reading TO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHORE DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN Who taught this pleading to unpractised eyes?

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From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

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

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

From this reading Ay! we would each fain drive At random, and not steer by rule.

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading TO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHORE DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN Who taught this pleading to unpractised eyes?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

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

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

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

From this reading TO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHORE DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN Who taught this pleading to unpractised eyes?

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

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

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

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From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

not known

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

not having had extensive practice

From this reading TO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHORE DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN Who taught this pleading to unpractised eyes?

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From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

the act of using

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

possessive form of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Ay! we would each fain drive At random, and not steer by rule.

a flaw or weak point

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

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

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

in or at the place that

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

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

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

which person or people

From this reading TO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHORE DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN Who taught this pleading to unpractised eyes?

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

From this reading Even so we leave behind, As, charter'd by some unknown Powers, We stem across the sea of life by night, The joys which were not for our use design'd;-- The friends to whom we had no natural right, The homes that were not destined to be ours.

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

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

in the company of; together with

From this reading No! as the foaming swath Of torn-up water, on the main, Falls heavily away with long-drawn roar On either side the black deep-furrow'd path Cut by an onward-labouring vessel's prore, And never touches the ship-side again;

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading Weakness! and worse, weakness bestow'd in vain Winds from our side the unsuiting consort rive, We rush by coasts where we had lief remain; Man cannot, though he would, live chance's fool.

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

From this reading Ay! we would each fain drive At random, and not steer by rule.