Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: thankful – thee
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thankful, adj. [see thank, v.]
Worthy of gratitude.
thanksgiving, n. [see thank, v. + give, v.]
The American holiday held the third Thursday in November for the purpose of giving thanks.
that, adj. [see that, demonstrative pron.]
that, adv. [see that, demonstrative pron.]
that, conj. [see that, demonstrative pron.]
that, demonstrative pron. [OE þœt.]
The thing just mentioned.
the, definite art. [OE se, þé.]
- [Cataphoric reference: refers to a specific thing mentioned later in the text] that.
- Hours of; a particular time of.
- [Exophoric reference: refers to a specific thing not previously mentioned in the text] these; those.
- [Generic reference: pointing to the members of a species; a single thing representing a whole kind] that which is; such thing that we name as.
- [Anaphoric reference: refers to a specific thing previously mentioned the text] this; such; aforementioned.
theatre, n. [L. 'a place for viewing'.]
[Fig.] the human heart; the place where all experience is felt.
theatrical (-s), n. [L. < Gk.]
Dazzling spectacles, as in the effects of a stunning sunset.
thee, pron. [OE.]