Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

anew

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.

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From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

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

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

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

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading I may return as a stowaway, but anyhow expect me, and prepare the fatted outlet.

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

From this reading I may return as a stowaway, but anyhow expect me, and prepare the fatted outlet.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Away!

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Expect me back soon.

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

a youthful male person

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I may return as a stowaway, but anyhow expect me, and prepare the fatted outlet.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.

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From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

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

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.

an udder or breast or teat

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

every person

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading Expect me back soon.

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From this reading I may return as a stowaway, but anyhow expect me, and prepare the fatted outlet.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

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

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

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

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

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

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.

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

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

metal shackles; for hands or legs

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

past form of “languish” — lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I may return as a stowaway, but anyhow expect me, and prepare the fatted outlet.

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

From this reading Expect me back soon.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.

a place of business for retailing goods

From this reading I may return as a stowaway, but anyhow expect me, and prepare the fatted outlet.

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading I may return as a stowaway, but anyhow expect me, and prepare the fatted outlet.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

To recall to mind.

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading I may return as a stowaway, but anyhow expect me, and prepare the fatted outlet.

tear or be torn violently

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

with safety; in a safe manner

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.

a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.

in the near future

From this reading Expect me back soon.

a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage

From this reading I may return as a stowaway, but anyhow expect me, and prepare the fatted outlet.

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

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

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

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

up to a particular time

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.

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

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

at the time that

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

which person or people

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.

emit or reflect light in a flickering manner

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ah, what an escape!--to think I might have languished for the best of my days in irons or in the mines out in Siberia, like _Rip Van Winkle_, or the Prisoner of Chillon, who dug himself out with his nails (when I was a boy I remember it, and tried to do it in the garden), and came up with a long beard when everyone was dead and gone.

an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing

From this reading Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.