Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: theft – thenceforward
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theft (-s), n. [OE.]
Incidents of stealing.
their (-s, -'s), adj. [ON; third person plural modifier.]
- Belonging to the subject; pertaining to themselves.
- Not belonging to the subject; pertaining to the others.
their (-s, -'s), pron. [ON.]
One belonging to them; something pertaining to others.
them ('em), pron. [ME < L. þeim, 'to those; to them'.]
- [Reflexive] together; between each other; among themselves.
- [Third person plural objective pronoun] those people; these mortals; such individuals.
- [Contraction] the hunters; those humans.
theme (-s), n. [OFr.]
- An abstract notion, concept, or idea.
- Occurrence or event.
- [Fig.] an individual's soul, especially in regard to the innocent attributes of the person.
- The sense, the ambiance of a place.
themself (themselves), pp. [OE hí, héo selfe; see them, pron.]
then, adv. [OE þanne.]
then, conj. [see then, adv.]
thence, adv. [ME þannes.] (webplay: from thence).
- That place; there [referring back to “Paradise”.]
- From that state or condition [referring back to “Life” or “magical extents”.]
thenceforward, adv. [see thence, adv. + forward, adv.]
From that time on.