Emily Dickinson Lexicon

so ('s), adv. [OE swa, like that.]

1. Quite; very; to such a degree; [intensifier.]
2. As; comparably; similarly; to the same degree.
3. But; however; nevertheless; on the other hand.
4. To such an extent.
5. A lot; a great deal.
6. Like that; this way; in that way.
7. Likewise.
8. Too; intensely; too much.
9. Phrase. “So much”: to such an extent.
10. Phrase. “So's”: so is [contraction]; such is; the same is; like that is.