Chapter XII

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

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

plural of “affliction” — a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

Having no one else present.

From this reading Our last chapter left Mr. Herman Merl in bad company,--he was alone.

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

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

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

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

put into a proper or systematic order

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

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

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Our last chapter left Mr. Herman Merl in bad company,--he was alone.

a state of complete lack of some abstract property

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

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

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

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

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

plural of “burden” — an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

past events to be put aside

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading Our last chapter left Mr. Herman Merl in bad company,--he was alone.

the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

suggestive of companionship

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Our last chapter left Mr. Herman Merl in bad company,--he was alone.

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

depressingly dark

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

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

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

hold firmly

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

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

From this reading Our last chapter left Mr. Herman Merl in bad company,--he was alone.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)

From this reading Our last chapter left Mr. Herman Merl in bad company,--he was alone.

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

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

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

From this reading Our last chapter left Mr. Herman Merl in bad company,--he was alone.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

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

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

and nothing more

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

immediately past

From this reading Our last chapter left Mr. Herman Merl in bad company,--he was alone.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Our last chapter left Mr. Herman Merl in bad company,--he was alone.

the literary culture

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

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

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

engage in

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

a written proposal or reminder

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

a public toilet for men

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

common black European thrush

From this reading Our last chapter left Mr. Herman Merl in bad company,--he was alone.

a particular point in time

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Our last chapter left Mr. Herman Merl in bad company,--he was alone.

plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

not one, and not any

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

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

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our last chapter left Mr. Herman Merl in bad company,--he was alone.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

above and across; more than

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

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

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

a state of social isolation

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

carry out

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

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

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

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

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

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

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

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

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

in spite of the fact that

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

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

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

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

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

in an unequal or partial manner

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

precisely as stated

From this reading Now, very few men's thoughts are companionable in the dreary solitude of a sorry inn.

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

From this reading Our last chapter left Mr. Herman Merl in bad company,--he was alone.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

third-person singular of “weigh” — have a certain weight

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

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

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

at the time that

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

belonging to which person

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Just as it happens, then, on some gloomy day of winter, when we have “finished our book,” and the newspapers are tiresome, we take the opportunity to look through our letters and papers,--to arrange our desk, and put a little order in our scattered and littered memoranda,--somewhat in the same spirit will Conscience grasp a similar moment to go over the past, glance at bygone events, and make, as it were, a clearance of whatever weighs upon our memory.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I 'm not quite certain that the best of us come out of this Bankruptcy Court with a first-class certificate.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading None of us, it is to be feared, are totally exempt from “this world's crosses;” and though the sorrows of life do fall very unequally, the light afflictions are accepted as very heavy burdens by those to whose lot they fall!