Chapter X

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

eagerly desirous

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

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

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

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

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

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

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

cause to be bored

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

the shoemaker's trade

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

carefully weighed

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

deserving of contempt or scorn

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

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From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

demanding attention

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

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From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

-ing form of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

contingent on something else

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

past form of “designate” — assign a name or title to

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

opinion or judgment

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

a social unit living together

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

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

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

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

From this reading Whither shall I go now?

in a gradual manner

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

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From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

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

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

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

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

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

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

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

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

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

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

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

From this reading Whither shall I go now?

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

unbiased impartial unconcern

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

incapable of physical sensation

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

set down according to a plan

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

held up in the air

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

plural of “list” — a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

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

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

changed from a solid to a liquid state

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Whither shall I go now?

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

occurring from time to time

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

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

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

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From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

an artist who paints

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

a temporary condition of torment or suffering

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

cause to become

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

inspiring scornful pity

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Whither shall I go now?

a particular situation

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

not in physical motion

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

inflected form of “tag” — attach a tag or label to

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

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

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

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

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

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

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

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

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

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

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

English playwright (1580-1625)

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading His bearer, having thus finished what might have been considered his peculiar charge, lifted up his eyes, and looked around him, not however with any intention of departing.

in or at the place that

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading Whither shall I go now?

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

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.

in the company of; together with

From this reading O Lucian!--to thy ridiculous purgatory,--to find Alexander the Great cobbling shoes, Pompey tagging points, and Julius Cæsar making hair-buttons, Hannibal selling blacking, Augustus crying garlic, Charlemagne selling lists by the dozen, and King Pepin crying apples in a cart drawn with one horse?---- Then here's an end of me; farewell, daylight; And, oh! contemptible physic!---- WEBSTER--_Vittoria Corombona_.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

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

From this reading Conducted by the old woman, an heir-loom dependant in the Captain's family, whom Miss Loring had designated by the familiar and somewhat endearing title of Aunt Rachel, the grim-faced stranger bore the young painter to a chamber, where he was laid upon a couch, breathing forth occasional groans, but still insensible.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading On the contrary, his rude indifference seemed gradually to have melted away, and been succeeded by an anxious wish to render further services to the youth, or at least to be assured they should be rendered by others as capable as himself.