Chapter II

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

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

later than; following

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

(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 _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

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

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

a feeling of craving something

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

the two together, not just one

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Madelon._ Ah, La Gloire! would it were so! but the sound of a trumpet will ever lead thee after it.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

a race between candidates for elective office

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

plural of “craving” — an intense desire for some particular thing

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

cover completely or make imperceptible

From this reading _La Gloire._ Tut--a trumpet!--thy voice, Madelon, will drown it.

at any time

From this reading _Madelon._ Ah, La Gloire! would it were so! but the sound of a trumpet will ever lead thee after it.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

a young female

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

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From this reading La Gloire.

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

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

feel grief

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

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

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

continue talking or writing in a desultory manner

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading La Gloire.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading _Madelon._ Ah, La Gloire! would it were so! but the sound of a trumpet will ever lead thee after it.

go away from a place

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

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From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

engage in

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

not any; not one

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

above and across; more than

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

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From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

meet the requirements or expectations of

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Madelon._ Ah, La Gloire! would it were so! but the sound of a trumpet will ever lead thee after it.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading _Madelon._ Ah, La Gloire! would it were so! but the sound of a trumpet will ever lead thee after it.

not in physical motion

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

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

From this reading _Madelon._ Ah, La Gloire! would it were so! but the sound of a trumpet will ever lead thee after it.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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

From this reading _La Gloire._ Tut--a trumpet!--thy voice, Madelon, will drown it.

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

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet

From this reading _Madelon._ Ah, La Gloire! would it were so! but the sound of a trumpet will ever lead thee after it.

utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval

From this reading _La Gloire._ Tut--a trumpet!--thy voice, Madelon, will drown it.

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

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading _La Gloire._ Tut--a trumpet!--thy voice, Madelon, will drown it.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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

From this reading _Madelon._ Ah, La Gloire! would it were so! but the sound of a trumpet will ever lead thee after it.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.

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

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Then let the world jog as it will,_ _Let hollow friends forsake us,_ _We both shall be as happy still_ _As war and love can make us._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non,!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Shall go with {you/me} all the world over._ _La Gloire._ By the mass, Madelon, such a wife as thou wilt be, would make a man, after another campaign,--for another I must have, to satisfy the cravings of my appetite,--go nigh to forswear the wars.

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From this reading _No, no, my love! ah! do not grieve;_ _A soldier true you'll find me:_ _I could not have the heart to leave_ _My little girl behind me._ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should never quit her rover:_ _Ah! non, non, non!_ _Pauvre Madelon_ _Should go with me all the world over._ Both.