Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Massasoit kept his treaty with the English inviolate so long as he lived.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
BAILLIE
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From this reading --BAILLIE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
bristlingverbUS /ˈbrɪsəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “bristle” — be in a state of movement or action
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
dartsnounUS /dɑːrts/
a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Massasoit kept his treaty with the English inviolate so long as he lived.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
gnashingverbUS /ˈnæʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “gnash” — grind together, of teeth
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
grapplingnounUS /ˈɡræplɪŋ/
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Massasoit kept his treaty with the English inviolate so long as he lived.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Massasoit kept his treaty with the English inviolate so long as he lived.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
inviolateadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪəlɪt/
(of a woman) having the hymen unbroken
From this reading Massasoit kept his treaty with the English inviolate so long as he lived.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Massasoit kept his treaty with the English inviolate so long as he lived.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading KING PHILIP'S WAR.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Massasoit kept his treaty with the English inviolate so long as he lived.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Massasoit kept his treaty with the English inviolate so long as he lived.
Massasoitnoun
Wampanoag leader who aided the Pilgrims (1580-1661)
From this reading Massasoit kept his treaty with the English inviolate so long as he lived.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
pebblesnounUS /ˈpebəlz/
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
PHILIP'SnounUS /ˈfɪləps/
possessive form of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading KING PHILIP'S WAR.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Massasoit kept his treaty with the English inviolate so long as he lived.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
treatynounUS /ˈtriːti/
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading Massasoit kept his treaty with the English inviolate so long as he lived.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
precisely as stated
From this reading And there be some struck through with bristling darts Whose clenched hands have torn the pebbles up; Whose gnashing teeth have ground the very sand.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading KING PHILIP'S WAR.
belonging to which person
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
writhedadjectiveUS /rɪθd/
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, there be some Whose writhed features, fixed in all their strength Of grappling agony, do stare at you, With their dead eyes half opened.
