Emily Dickinson Lexicon

mile (-s), n. [OE < L. milia.] (webplay: distance, road, yards).

1. Distance; unit of 1760 yards; [fig.] years; length of time.
2. Long walk; distant journey; far trek.
3. Phrase. “many a mile”: a long way; [fig.] a large amount of time.
4. Phrase. “Miles on Miles”: many miles; long distances; an endless number.