Emily Dickinson Lexicon

because, adv. and conj. [ME phrase “by the cause”; see by, prep. + cause, n.] (webplay: cause, children, cometh, fled, followed, God, life, mentioned, next, reason, righteousness, spirit, things).

1. Since; based on the evidence that; due to the fact that.
2. Even though; even when; in the circumstance that.
3. For the reason that.
4. For the following reason.