Chapter IX

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

(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 _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

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

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)

From this reading He would have loved to struggle with the elements, to have studied nature’s moods and to have watched her ever-changing pictures.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

From this reading He would have been an engineer or a surveyor or something which would have taken him out into the mountain solitudes or into the forest.

divisible by two

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

marked by continuous change or effective action

From this reading He would have loved to struggle with the elements, to have studied nature’s moods and to have watched her ever-changing pictures.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

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

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

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

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

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

From this reading He would have loved to struggle with the elements, to have studied nature’s moods and to have watched her ever-changing pictures.

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

From this reading He would have been an engineer or a surveyor or something which would have taken him out into the mountain solitudes or into the forest.

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

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He would have been an engineer or a surveyor or something which would have taken him out into the mountain solitudes or into the forest.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

held dear

From this reading He would have loved to struggle with the elements, to have studied nature’s moods and to have watched her ever-changing pictures.

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

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

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading He would have loved to struggle with the elements, to have studied nature’s moods and to have watched her ever-changing pictures.

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

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading He would have been an engineer or a surveyor or something which would have taken him out into the mountain solitudes or into the forest.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading He would have loved to struggle with the elements, to have studied nature’s moods and to have watched her ever-changing pictures.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

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

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He would have been an engineer or a surveyor or something which would have taken him out into the mountain solitudes or into the forest.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He would have been an engineer or a surveyor or something which would have taken him out into the mountain solitudes or into the forest.

arrange in a container

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading He would have loved to struggle with the elements, to have studied nature’s moods and to have watched her ever-changing pictures.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

a small wave on the surface of a liquid

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

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

From this reading He would have been an engineer or a surveyor or something which would have taken him out into the mountain solitudes or into the forest.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading He would have been an engineer or a surveyor or something which would have taken him out into the mountain solitudes or into the forest.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

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

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading He would have loved to struggle with the elements, to have studied nature’s moods and to have watched her ever-changing pictures.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading He would have loved to struggle with the elements, to have studied nature’s moods and to have watched her ever-changing pictures.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures

From this reading He would have been an engineer or a surveyor or something which would have taken him out into the mountain solitudes or into the forest.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading He would have been an engineer or a surveyor or something which would have taken him out into the mountain solitudes or into the forest.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

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

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

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

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading He would have loved to struggle with the elements, to have studied nature’s moods and to have watched her ever-changing pictures.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

at the time that

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

which person or people

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

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

From this reading If Robert had lived to-day he would not have been content to spend his life in the heart of a city.

a late time of life

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

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

From this reading _HOPES REALIZED AND THE JOURNEY ENDED._ A young man with an intense love for nature, who had heard and answered the call of the wilderness, who knew the silent places, the forest giants, who associated with the birds and the rippling streams and revelled in it all, could not be content even in the little town which York was in those days.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Early one morning a youth, now grown to twenty-one years and more stalwart and sturdy than when we first met him, started out with a good-sized pack on his back along what was known as the Mississaga trail.