Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

higher than, or over, something

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

put in effect

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading Your ladyship can hear from your balcony the melancholy songs of their pastoral flutes, especially of an evening, when the milch-goats are returning from the deep valleys.

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

From this reading Your ladyship can hear from your balcony the melancholy songs of their pastoral flutes, especially of an evening, when the milch-goats are returning from the deep valleys.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading We need not think of the savage inhabitants of Oceania,--we can see enough of them and to spare in this very place.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading "And yet such people live quite close to us.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Your ladyship can hear from your balcony the melancholy songs of their pastoral flutes, especially of an evening, when the milch-goats are returning from the deep valleys.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading We need not think of the savage inhabitants of Oceania,--we can see enough of them and to spare in this very place.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Your ladyship can hear from your balcony the melancholy songs of their pastoral flutes, especially of an evening, when the milch-goats are returning from the deep valleys.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Your ladyship can hear from your balcony the melancholy songs of their pastoral flutes, especially of an evening, when the milch-goats are returning from the deep valleys.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

plural of “flute” — a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown

From this reading Your ladyship can hear from your balcony the melancholy songs of their pastoral flutes, especially of an evening, when the milch-goats are returning from the deep valleys.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading [Footnote 24: Theodore.]

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Your ladyship can hear from your balcony the melancholy songs of their pastoral flutes, especially of an evening, when the milch-goats are returning from the deep valleys.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading We need not think of the savage inhabitants of Oceania,--we can see enough of them and to spare in this very place.

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

a title used to address any peeress except a duchess

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "And yet such people live quite close to us.

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading Your ladyship can hear from your balcony the melancholy songs of their pastoral flutes, especially of an evening, when the milch-goats are returning from the deep valleys.

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From this reading Your ladyship can hear from your balcony the melancholy songs of their pastoral flutes, especially of an evening, when the milch-goats are returning from the deep valleys.

an old word for “no”

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

a condition requiring relief

From this reading We need not think of the savage inhabitants of Oceania,--we can see enough of them and to spare in this very place.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

in an obedient manner

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)

From this reading We need not think of the savage inhabitants of Oceania,--we can see enough of them and to spare in this very place.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

many times at short intervals

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

of or relating to a pastor

From this reading Your ladyship can hear from your balcony the melancholy songs of their pastoral flutes, especially of an evening, when the milch-goats are returning from the deep valleys.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading We need not think of the savage inhabitants of Oceania,--we can see enough of them and to spare in this very place.

ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading "And yet such people live quite close to us.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading Your ladyship can hear from your balcony the melancholy songs of their pastoral flutes, especially of an evening, when the milch-goats are returning from the deep valleys.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading We need not think of the savage inhabitants of Oceania,--we can see enough of them and to spare in this very place.

cut with a saw

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading We need not think of the savage inhabitants of Oceania,--we can see enough of them and to spare in this very place.

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading Your ladyship can hear from your balcony the melancholy songs of their pastoral flutes, especially of an evening, when the milch-goats are returning from the deep valleys.

refrain from harming

From this reading We need not think of the savage inhabitants of Oceania,--we can see enough of them and to spare in this very place.

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 GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "And yet such people live quite close to us.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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From this reading [Footnote 24: Theodore.]

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading We need not think of the savage inhabitants of Oceania,--we can see enough of them and to spare in this very place.

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading "And yet such people live quite close to us.

plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Your ladyship can hear from your balcony the melancholy songs of their pastoral flutes, especially of an evening, when the milch-goats are returning from the deep valleys.

precisely as stated

From this reading We need not think of the savage inhabitants of Oceania,--we can see enough of them and to spare in this very place.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We need not think of the savage inhabitants of Oceania,--we can see enough of them and to spare in this very place.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

at the time that

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

which person or people

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

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

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

but in spite of that

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE GEINA MAID-MARKET "Would your ladyship believe,"--so Todor[24] Ruban began his story of Juon the strong,--"sitting here as you do by the fireside, accustomed from your birth to every elegant luxury, with a particular servant always ready to fly obediently to accomplish each separate command, and with different glasses and porcelain for each several course at meals--would your ladyship believe, I ask, that there are people in this world who know not what it is to have a roof above their heads when they go to sleep, who would not recognize a bed or a dinner service if they saw them, nay, who often are in want of bread--and yet, for all that, are happy?