used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading —_Mason._ My boy and my son, I advise you not to touch a card.
adviseverbUS /ædˈvaɪz/
give advice to
From this reading —_Mason._ My boy and my son, I advise you not to touch a card.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
AmusementsnounUS /əˈmjuːzmənts/
plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading —_Mason._ My boy and my son, I advise you not to touch a card.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
Banefuladjective
exceedingly harmful
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
bathesnounUS /beɪðz/
plural of “bathe” — the act of swimming for pleasure or recreation
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading His name was “Ben” Miller.
a youthful male person
From this reading —_Mason._ My boy and my son, I advise you not to touch a card.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading —_Mason._ My boy and my son, I advise you not to touch a card.
CautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/
showing careful forethought
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
chillsnounUS /tʃɪlz/
plural of “chill” — coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading One of my companions fell dead in a gambling house by a pistol shot from his own gun.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading One of my companions fell dead in a gambling house by a pistol shot from his own gun.
Don't
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From this reading Don’t learn the game or watch one.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading One of my companions fell dead in a gambling house by a pistol shot from his own gun.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One of my companions fell dead in a gambling house by a pistol shot from his own gun.
gamblingnounUS /ˈɡæmbəlɪŋ/
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading One of my companions fell dead in a gambling house by a pistol shot from his own gun.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Don’t learn the game or watch one.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading One of my companions fell dead in a gambling house by a pistol shot from his own gun.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
HADLEY
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a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading One of my companions fell dead in a gambling house by a pistol shot from his own gun.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading —_Mason._ My boy and my son, I advise you not to touch a card.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
INTRODUCTIONnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
languidadjectiveUS /ˈlæŋɡwəd/
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Don’t learn the game or watch one.
limpidadjective
clear and bright
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
MasonnounUS /ˈmeɪsən/
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading —_Mason._ My boy and my son, I advise you not to touch a card.
MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading His name was “Ben” Miller.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading —_Mason._ My boy and my son, I advise you not to touch a card.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His name was “Ben” Miller.
Nerved
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading —_Mason._ My boy and my son, I advise you not to touch a card.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
oftadverbUS /ɔːft/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Don’t learn the game or watch one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Don’t learn the game or watch one.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading One of my companions fell dead in a gambling house by a pistol shot from his own gun.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading One of my companions fell dead in a gambling house by a pistol shot from his own gun.
pleasure's
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From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
recruitedverbUS /rɪˈkruːtɪd/
past form of “recruit” — register formally as a participant or member
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading One of my companions fell dead in a gambling house by a pistol shot from his own gun.
a male human offspring
From this reading —_Mason._ My boy and my son, I advise you not to touch a card.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading —_Mason._ My boy and my son, I advise you not to touch a card.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His name was “Ben” Miller.
look attentively
From this reading Don’t learn the game or watch one.
well-judged
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which person or people
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
XVIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading —_Mason._ My boy and my son, I advise you not to touch a card.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Be Cautious of Baneful Amusements INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER XVII BY HENRY H. HADLEY The youth who bathes in pleasure’s limpid stream At well-judged intervals, feels all his soul Nerved with recruited strength; but, if too oft It chills his languid virtue.
