Chapter VIII

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

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

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From this reading But ah!

plural of “alderman” — a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

(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 As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

Having no one else present.

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

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

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

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

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

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

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

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

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

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

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

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

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

exhale hard

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

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From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

a youthful male person

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

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From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

the act of burning something

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

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From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

possessive form of “chapel” — a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

the system of production and distribution and consumption

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

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

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

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

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

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

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

be a hindrance or obstacle to

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

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

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

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

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

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From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

an occurrence of something

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

possessive form of “irving” — United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

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

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

and nothing more

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

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

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

engage in

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

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

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

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From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

the head of a city government

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

possessive form of “mayor” — the head of a city government

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

the act of altering something secretly or improperly

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

a particular point in time

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

a form of address for a man

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

not any; not one

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

on one occasion

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

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From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

and nothing more

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

an amount of time

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

generous in assistance to the poor

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

characterized by extravagance and profusion

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

spoil as if by poison

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

the act of rotating as if on an axis

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

an act of economizing; reduction in cost

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

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

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

a small amount of liquid food

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

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

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

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

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

propel through the air

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

material for starting a fire

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

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

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

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

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading These, for my own sake, I’d destroy; But for the world’s, and every one’s, I’d hoe up Mrs. G--’s two sons, And Mrs. B--’s big little boy, Call’d only by herself an “only joy.”

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

From this reading I fear the public good Is little by the public understood,-- For instance--if with flint, and steel, and tinder, Great Swing, for once a philanthropic man Proposed to throw a light upon thy plan, No doubt some busy fool would hinder His burning all the Foundling to a cinder.

a late time of life

From this reading As Mr. Irving’s chapel’s not too full, Himself alone I’d pull-- But for the peace of years that have to run, I’d make the Lord Mayor’s a perpetual station, And put a period to rotation, By rooting up all Aldermen but one,-- These are but hints what good might thus be done!

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading Or, if the Lord Mayor, on an Easter Monday, That wine and bun-day, Proposed to poison all the little Blue-coats Before they died by bit or sup, Some meddling Marplot would blow up, Just at the moment critical, The economy political Of Saving their fresh yellow plush and new coats.