Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

later than; following

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

(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 Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

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

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

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

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

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

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

dearly loved

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

propose a payment

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

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

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading "Farewell, oh house of my childhood!

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

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

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

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

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

a social unit living together

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading "Farewell, oh house of my childhood!

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

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

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

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

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading THE NEW HOUSE.

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

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

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

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

incapable of physical sensation

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

go away from a place

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

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 Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

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

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

used to form the superlative

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Farewell, oh house of my childhood!

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

From this reading THE NEW HOUSE.

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

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Farewell, oh house of my childhood!

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

From this reading "Farewell, oh house of my childhood!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

a course of conduct

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

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

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

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

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

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

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

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

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

maintained at length without interruption or weakening

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

correct by punishment or discipline

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

not feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

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

From this reading THE NEW HOUSE.

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

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

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

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

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

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From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

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

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

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

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

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

From this reading Thou corner, in which I stood with lessons difficult to be learned; and thou, in which I in vain endeavoured to tame the most thankless of all created things, a fly and a caterpillar!--you floors, which have sustained me sporting and quarrelling with my beloved brother and sisters!--you papers, which I have torn in my search after imagined treasures;--you, the theatre of my battles with carafts and drinking-glasses--of my heroic actions in manifold ways, I bid you a long farewell, and go to live in new scenes of action--to have new adventures and new fate!"

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading Thus spake Petrea Frank, whilst, with dignified gestures, she took a tragic-comic farewell of the home which she and her family were now about to leave.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Farewell, you walls, insensible witnesses of my first tears, my first smiles, and my first false steps on the slippery path of life--of my first acquaintance with water-gruel and A B C!