Chapter XXXI · p. 258

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But what for that?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

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From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

move away from a place into another direction

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

properly deserved

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

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

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

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From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

in like or similar manner

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading This medicine may suffice, To scorn the rest, and seek to please the wise.

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

From this reading This medicine may suffice, To scorn the rest, and seek to please the wise.

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

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

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)

From this reading SIR WALTER RALEIGH.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading This medicine may suffice, To scorn the rest, and seek to please the wise.

flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading This medicine may suffice, To scorn the rest, and seek to please the wise.

try to get or reach

From this reading This medicine may suffice, To scorn the rest, and seek to please the wise.

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

term of address for a man

From this reading SIR WALTER RALEIGH.

showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

plural of “stomach” — an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

From this reading This medicine may suffice, To scorn the rest, and seek to please the wise.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

past form of “swerve” — turn sharply; change direction abruptly

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

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

From this reading This medicine may suffice, To scorn the rest, and seek to please the wise.

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading SIR WALTER RALEIGH.

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

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

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But what for that?

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

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading This medicine may suffice, To scorn the rest, and seek to please the wise.

in the company of; together with

From this reading SHEWING HOW THE VICAR DEALT WITH THE JUVENILE PART OF HIS FLOCK; AND HOW HE WAS OF OPINION THAT THE MORE PLEASANT THE WAY IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAINED UP TO GO CAN BE MADE FOR THEM, THE LESS LIKELY THEY WILL BE TO DEPART FROM IT.

the least favorable outcome

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.

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

From this reading Sweet were the sauce would please each kind of taste, The life, likewise, were pure that never swerved; For spiteful tongues, in cankered stomachs placed, Deem worst of things which best, percase, deserved.