Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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From this reading Alma Mater!

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

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

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

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

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

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

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

a university in England

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

your parents

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

an old form of “has”

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

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

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

sit or recline comfortably

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

From this reading Alma Mater!

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

and nothing more

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

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From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

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From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

express in words

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

a male human offspring

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

of or concerning this or that

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

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

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

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

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

which person or people

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

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

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

in the company of; together with

From this reading New-fashioned folks, with their large theories of education, may find fault with thee.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

lacking in usefulness or value

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading But a true Spartan mother thou art: hard and stern as the old matron who bricked up her son Pausanius, bringing the first stone to immure him,--hard and stern, I say, to the worthless, but full of majestic tenderness to the worthy.

a late time of life

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.

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

From this reading For a young man to go up to Cambridge (I say nothing of Oxford, knowing nothing thereof) merely as routine work, to lounge through three years to a degree among the (Greek word),--for such an one Oxford Street herself, whom the immortal Opium-Eater hath so direly apostrophized, is not a more careless and stony-hearted mother.