Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

(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 In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar

From this reading If any mortal be favored with a lot analogous to this, it is the toll-gatherer.

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

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading If any mortal be favored with a lot analogous to this, it is the toll-gatherer.

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

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

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

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

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

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

make calm or still

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

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

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

remove the dust from

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

expose or make accessible to some action or influence

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

opinion or judgment

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

From this reading If any mortal be favored with a lot analogous to this, it is the toll-gatherer.

provide as food

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

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

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

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

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

the abode of a hermit

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

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

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

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From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If any mortal be favored with a lot analogous to this, it is the toll-gatherer.

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

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

disinclined to work or exertion

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

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

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

go away from a place

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

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

From this reading If any mortal be favored with a lot analogous to this, it is the toll-gatherer.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

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From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

to bring or combine together or with something else

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

subject to death

From this reading If any mortal be favored with a lot analogous to this, it is the toll-gatherer.

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

plural of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

not any; not one

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

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

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

forward in time or order or degree

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

above and across; more than

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

carry out or perform an action

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

by chance

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a human being

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

thrust or throw into

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

on the contrary

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

plural of “revolution” — a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

responsive to physical stimuli

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

make a shift in or exchange of

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

a state of social isolation

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

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

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

the rays of the sun

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

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

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

in or at that place or location

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

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

From this reading If any mortal be favored with a lot analogous to this, it is the toll-gatherer.

a public road from one place to another

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

the starting point for a new state or experience

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

filled with great numbers crowded together

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

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

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

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From this reading If any mortal be favored with a lot analogous to this, it is the toll-gatherer.

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

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

a violent disturbance

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

not wanted

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

having a variety of colors

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

plural of “vicissitude” — a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

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From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

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

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

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

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

belonging to which person

From this reading Methinks, for a person whose instinct bids him rather to pore over the current of life, than to plunge into its tumultuous waves, no undesirable retreat were a toll-house beside some thronged thoroughfare of the land.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading For such a mail, how pleasant a miracle, could life be made to roll its variegated length by the threshold of his own hermitage, and the great globe, as it were, perform its revolutions and shift its thousand scenes before his eyes without whirling him onward in its course.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading But there are natures too indolent, or too sensitive, to endure the dust, the sunshine, or the rain, the turmoil of moral and physical elements, to which all the wayfarers of the world expose themselves.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading In youth, perhaps, it is good for the observer to run about the earth, to leave the track of his footsteps far and wide,--to mingle himself with the action of numberless vicissitudes,--and, finally, in some calm solitude, to feed a musing spirit on all that lie has seen and felt.