Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

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From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

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

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

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From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

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From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

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

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

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From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

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From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

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From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

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

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

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

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

how long something has existed

From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

a quantity of money

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

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

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

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

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

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

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading [C] These remarks refer to the period of Dr. Holyoke's residence in Salem, preceding the revolution.

the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

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From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

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

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

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From this reading [C] These remarks refer to the period of Dr. Holyoke's residence in Salem, preceding the revolution.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

extravagant exaggeration

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

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

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

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

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

destroyed or killed

From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

engage or hire for work

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

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

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

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From this reading [C] These remarks refer to the period of Dr. Holyoke's residence in Salem, preceding the revolution.

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

From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

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

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

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

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

immediately past

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

preside over

From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

freedom from vanity or conceit

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

not any; not one

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

past form of “occasion” — give occasion to

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

and nothing more

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

an amount of time

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

existing or coming before

From this reading [C] These remarks refer to the period of Dr. Holyoke's residence in Salem, preceding the revolution.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

make reference to

From this reading [C] These remarks refer to the period of Dr. Holyoke's residence in Salem, preceding the revolution.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading [C] These remarks refer to the period of Dr. Holyoke's residence in Salem, preceding the revolution.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading [C] These remarks refer to the period of Dr. Holyoke's residence in Salem, preceding the revolution.

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading [C] These remarks refer to the period of Dr. Holyoke's residence in Salem, preceding the revolution.

capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

move stealthily

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

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

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading [C] These remarks refer to the period of Dr. Holyoke's residence in Salem, preceding the revolution.

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

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

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

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

add up in number or quantity

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

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

From this reading And in the first 20 & last 15 years, 38,325 In 95 years probably, Total, 147,825 [B] This prohibition could only have regard to the period of his life time and was occasioned by that extreme modesty which always rendered it painful to the Doctor to be held up to the public notice.

the act of using

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.

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

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

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

From this reading There were a few Chaises kept by gentlemen for their own use, but it was no easy matter to hire one to go a journey.

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

From this reading _Salem Observer._ [A] This seems to have been a slip of the pen; the following is his own calculation, made in 1823, and which from his great degree of exaggeration falls short of half the actual amount.

a late time of life

From this reading "If from my age of 20 to 80 years I have walked 5 miles a day, which is a moderate calculation, I must have gone in that 60 years, 109,500 miles.