Chapter V

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

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

eagerly desirous

From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

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

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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

From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

hardy breed of dairy cattle from Ayr, Scotland

From this reading THE AYRSHIRE TRAGEDY.

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

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading THE old gentleman’s narrative had, I confess, grown interesting to me.

feelings of ardent love

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

to come or go into

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

have an existence, be extant

From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

possessive form of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading THE old gentleman’s narrative had, I confess, grown interesting to me.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading THE old gentleman’s narrative had, I confess, grown interesting to me.

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

From this reading THE old gentleman’s narrative had, I confess, grown interesting to me.

an old form of “has”

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

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

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

with honor

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

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From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

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

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

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

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading THE old gentleman’s narrative had, I confess, grown interesting to me.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

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 village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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

From this reading THE old gentleman’s narrative had, I confess, grown interesting to me.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading THE old gentleman’s narrative had, I confess, grown interesting to me.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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

From this reading THE old gentleman’s narrative had, I confess, grown interesting to me.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

and nothing more

From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

a local church community

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

past form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

on the contrary

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

presiding officer of a school

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

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

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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

From this reading I am always anxious, not only to study characters as they exist, but to learn how characters have been formed.

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

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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

From this reading THE old gentleman’s narrative had, I confess, grown interesting to me.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading THE AYRSHIRE TRAGEDY.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

in a useful manner

From this reading But come,—I have it: Thou shalt earn thy bread Duly and honourably, and usefully.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.

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

From this reading Our village schoolmaster hath left the parish, Forsook the ancient school-house with its yew-trees, That lurk’d beside a church two centuries older,— So long devotion took the lead of knowledge; And since his little flock are shepherdless, ’Tis thou shalt be promoted in his room; And rather than thou wantest scholars, man, Myself will enter pupil.