Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

(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 Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

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

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

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

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

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From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

possessive form of “burke” — British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

possessive form of “burton” — English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading So, you perceive, my description has been all moonshine.

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

a social unit living together

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "My wishes have been fathers to my thoughts."

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

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From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

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From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

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

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

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

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

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From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

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

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

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

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

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

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

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

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

beyond reasonable limits

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

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

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

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

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

and nothing more

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

a room where books are kept

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

a warship intended for combat

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

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

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

the light of the Moon

From this reading So, you perceive, my description has been all moonshine.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

the act of someone who floats on the water

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

not any; not one

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

the peers of a kingdom considered as a group

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

to become aware of through the senses

From this reading So, you perceive, my description has been all moonshine.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

compacted by ironing

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

delivered from danger

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

witty remark

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

past form of “secure” — get by special effort

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

ruined or disrupted

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

a wrecked ship (or a part of one)

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

possessive form of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So, you perceive, my description has been all moonshine.

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

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

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "My wishes have been fathers to my thoughts."

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

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

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

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

precisely as stated

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

clean by virtue of having been washed in water

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

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From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Here's Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," in a very melancholy plight indeed, and (what a fashionable watering-place my cabin has turned to!) here's Burke's "Peerage," with all the royal family and aristocracy of the kingdom, taking a dip, and a captain of a man-of-war, like another Sally Gunn, pulling them out.

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

From this reading I have just been summoned from my task, in consequence of one of the battens which secured my little library having given way to the immoderate weight of learning that pressed upon it; and as my books have been washed to and fro, I have snatched them from their first attempts at natation.

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading "My wishes have been fathers to my thoughts."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Smith's Wealth of Nations I picked up first, not worth _a fig_; Don Juan I have just rescued from a second shipwreck, with no other _Hey-day_ (Haidee) to console him, than the melancholy one extracted from me with a deep sigh, as I received his shattered frame.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading So, you perceive, my description has been all moonshine.