Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

anew

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

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From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

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

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

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

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

without a doubt

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

(of a surface) not written or printed on

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

rid of obstructions

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Well, well! the pleasantest things must come to an end.

brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

dearly loved

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

dreamy in mood or nature

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

an old word for “before”

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

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

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

let have

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

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

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

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

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

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From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

immediately past

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

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

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

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

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

and nothing more

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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From this reading Well, well! the pleasantest things must come to an end.

plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

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

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

refrain from harming

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

be standing; be upright

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

a violent commotion or disturbance

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

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

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

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

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Well, well! the pleasantest things must come to an end.

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

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

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

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

an instance or single occasion for some event

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before a time limit expires

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

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

From this reading Well, well! the pleasantest things must come to an end.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

in a vivid manner

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

From this reading The curtain now rises upon the last act of our little drama, for hard-hearted publishers warn me that a single volume must of necessity have an end.

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From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Well, well! the pleasantest things must come to an end.

at the time that

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

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

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

during the time that

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which person or people

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

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

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.

a late time of life

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

the day immediately before today

From this reading I little thought last long vacation, when I began these pages to help while away some spare time at a watering-place, how vividly many an old scene which had lain hid away for years in some dusty old corner of my brain, would come back again, and stand before me as clear and bright as if it had happened yesterday.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The book has been a most grateful task to me, and I only hope that all you, my dear young friends, who read it (friends assuredly you must be, if you get as far as this), will be half as sorry to come to the last stage as I am.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading “Heaven grant the manlier heart, that timely ere Youth fly, with life's real tempest would be coping; The fruit of dreamy hoping Is, waking, blank despair.”--CLOUGH, Ambarvalia.