Chapter VI

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

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

anew

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

(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 He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

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

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

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

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

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

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

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From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

give a benediction to

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

lacking or showing a lack of due concern

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

plural of “bower” — a framework that supports climbing plants

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

a youthful male person

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

tilt or slant to one side

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

a small house with a single story

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

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

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

move gently or carefully

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

the system of production and distribution and consumption

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

divisible by two

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

formed or conceived by the imagination

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

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From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

with fondness; with love

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

set up or found

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

pleasant-smelling

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

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

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

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

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

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

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

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

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

comparative of “humble” — low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

an iconic mental representation

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

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

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

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

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

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From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

joined in matrimony

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

popular aquarium fish

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

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

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

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

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

an old word for “no”

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

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

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

on one occasion

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

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From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

go across or through

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

affording an abundant supply

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

communicate vividly

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

a pointed projection

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

move through with or as if with a rake

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

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From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

living in or characteristic of farming or country life

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

cut with a saw

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

try to get or reach

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

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From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

possessive form of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

-ing form of “smirk” — smile affectedly or derisively

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

express in speech

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

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

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

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

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

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

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

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

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

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From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

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

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

at the time that

From this reading He long since felt it as a folly To think again on _pretty Molly_, But when his project seem'd to fail, Her image did again prevail; And humbler views began to find A passage to his wav'ring mind.

in or at the place that

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

have and exercise

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Molly_ he fear'd not he could move To bless a home with married Love, And that a cottage might be found, With garden green and meadow ground; Where he might form his fragrant bowers, And deck the pretty lawn with flowers; Beneath a beech-tree read his book, } And sometimes angle in the brook: } Nay, even wield a shepherd's crook.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading } Money he had, and so had she, And, with a due economy, Far from the noisy world remov'd, And by each other fondly lov'd, They might pass on in plenteous ease, And lead a life of smiling peace.

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

From this reading Instead of striving to pursue What he now fear'd would never do, He fancied that a tender wife Might give a charm to rural life.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He slept, and, in a dream, he swore, } He saw his _Parent-Friend_, once more-- } Not looking as he did before, } But all so smirking, blithe and gay; When, sitting on a cock of hay, The prong and rake he seem'd to wield, As he were master of the field: He spoke not, but he seem'd to speak,-- "_This is the life, boy, you must seek_."