Emily Dickinson Lexicon

theirs (their's), pron. [ON; third person plural possessive pronoun; see also their, them, themself, themselves, and they.]

One belonging to them; something pertaining to others.

them ('em), pron. [ME < ON þeim, 'to those; to them'; see also their, theirs, themself, themselves, and they.]

1. [Reflexive] together; between each other; among themselves.
2. [Third person plural objective pronoun] those people; these mortals; such individuals.
3. [Exophoric reference; in 85/87 “them” refers to people not mentioned in the text] a specific group of people from a certain place, time, or context relevant to the poem (see John 15:16).
4. [Contraction] the hunters; those humans.

theme (-s), n. [OFr.]

1. Subject; topic.
2. Occurrence; event.
3. Person; individual; soul.
4. Melody; tune; [fig.] sense; ambiance.
5. Idea; concept; principle; proposition; abstract notion.

themself (themselves), pp. [OE hí, héo selfe; see also their, theirs, them, and they.]

They [limiting to that group].

then, adv. [also conj. < OE þanne.]

1. Moreover; in addition.
2. Yes; [of affirmation, emphasis, acceptance.]
3. So; comparatively.
4. Understandably; naturally; of course; on second thought.
5. At that time.
6. Subsequently; as a consequence.
7. Next; after that.
8. Phrase. “now and then”: periodically; once in a while; at one time or other.

then, pron. [dialectal form; see they, pron.]

They.

thence, adv. [ME þannes.] (webplay: from thence).

1. That place; there [referring back to “Paradise”.]
2. From that state or condition [referring back to “Life” or “magical extents”.]

thenceforward, adv. [see thence, adv. + forward, adv.]

From that time on.

theology, n. [Fr. < L. < Gk.]

Gospel; creed; religion; doctrine; philosophy; scripture; system of belief; article of faith; word of God.

theory (theories), n. [L. < Gk. 'looking at, viewing, contemplation, speculation, sight, spectacle'.]

Speculation; exposition; hypothesis; conjecture; supposition; complex idea; intricate representation.