Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

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From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading The play has not been acted so often as to make him tired.

later than; following

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

(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 The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

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From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

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

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

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

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

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

From this reading The play has not been acted so often as to make him tired.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading He has no idea of cares yet, or of bad health, or of roguery, or poverty, or to-morrow’s disappointment.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

a youthful male person

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

of short duration or distance

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading He has no idea of cares yet, or of bad health, or of roguery, or poverty, or to-morrow’s disappointment.

plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

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From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading He has no idea of cares yet, or of bad health, or of roguery, or poverty, or to-morrow’s disappointment.

plural of “drain” — emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

take in liquids

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

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

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

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

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

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

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading He has no idea of cares yet, or of bad health, or of roguery, or poverty, or to-morrow’s disappointment.

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

From this reading The play has not been acted so often as to make him tired.

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

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

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From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He has no idea of cares yet, or of bad health, or of roguery, or poverty, or to-morrow’s disappointment.

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

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

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

and nothing more

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

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From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

engage in

From this reading The play has not been acted so often as to make him tired.

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

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

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

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

not any; not one

From this reading He has no idea of cares yet, or of bad health, or of roguery, or poverty, or to-morrow’s disappointment.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The play has not been acted so often as to make him tired.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.

many times at short intervals

From this reading The play has not been acted so often as to make him tired.

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

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

participate in games or sport

From this reading The play has not been acted so often as to make him tired.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

From this reading He has no idea of cares yet, or of bad health, or of roguery, or poverty, or to-morrow’s disappointment.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

To recall to mind.

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

the act of doing or performing again

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

From this reading He has no idea of cares yet, or of bad health, or of roguery, or poverty, or to-morrow’s disappointment.

plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The play has not been acted so often as to make him tired.

shining with brilliant points of light like stars

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

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

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading The play has not been acted so often as to make him tired.

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

From this reading The play has not been acted so often as to make him tired.

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From this reading He has no idea of cares yet, or of bad health, or of roguery, or poverty, or to-morrow’s disappointment.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

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

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Though the after drink, as we mechanically go on repeating it, is stale and bitter, how pure and brilliant was that first sparkling draught of pleasure!—How the boy rushes at the cup, and with what a wild eagerness he drains it!

in the company of; together with

From this reading Alma Mater Every man, however brief or inglorious may have been his academical career, must remember with kindness and tenderness the old university comrades and days.

but in spite of that

From this reading He has no idea of cares yet, or of bad health, or of roguery, or poverty, or to-morrow’s disappointment.

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

From this reading The young man’s life is just beginning: the boy’s leading-strings are cut, and he has all the novel delights and dignities of freedom.