Chapter VII

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

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading I have already passed four days beneath this hospitable roof.

third-person singular of “amuse” — occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

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

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

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

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

in an austere fashion

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading I have already passed four days beneath this hospitable roof.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

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From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading I have already passed four days beneath this hospitable roof.

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

-ing form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

the sphere of work by women

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

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From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

the period of time during which something continues

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name

From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading I have already passed four days beneath this hospitable roof.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

usually; as a rule

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

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

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have already passed four days beneath this hospitable roof.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

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

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

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

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

favorable to life and growth

From this reading I have already passed four days beneath this hospitable roof.

plural of “hum” — the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

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

From this reading I have already passed four days beneath this hospitable roof.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

third-person singular of “indulge” — give free rein to

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

time without end

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

not established by conditioning or learning

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

free from evil or guilt

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

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

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

go away from a place

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

a person skilled at symbolic logic

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.

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

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

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

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

above and across; more than

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading I have already passed four days beneath this hospitable roof.

having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

plural of “ply” — one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading I have already passed four days beneath this hospitable roof.

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

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

write down quickly without much attention to detail

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

plural of “sentiment” — tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

full of anxiety and concern

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

not in physical motion

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

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

From this reading I have already passed four days beneath this hospitable roof.

(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

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From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.

a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

up to a particular time

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

in or at the place that

From this reading The good man is a great logician, and fond of displaying his metaphysical prowess, where he feels that he is understood, and we diurnally go over _infinity, space_, and _duration_, with innate, simple, and complex idea, until our own are exhausted in the discussion; and then we generally relax with Ovid, or trifle with Horace and Tibullus, for nothing can be less austerely pious than this cheerful gentle being: nothing can be more innocent than his life; nothing more liberal than his sentiments.

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

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

during the time that

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.

in the company of; together with

From this reading On the third, a slight fever with which I had been threatened passed off, my head was disincumbered, and on the fourth I was able to leave my bed, and to scribble thus far of my journal.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet these kind solicitous beings will not suffer me to leave my room, and still the nurse at intervals gives me the pleasure of her society, and hums old _cronans_, or amuses me with what she calls a little _shanaos_, * as she plies her distaff; while the priest frequently indulges me with his interesting and intelligent conversation.