15
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From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
20
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From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
25
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From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
31
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From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
35
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From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
anew
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
how long something has existed
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
aidedadjectiveUS /ˈeɪdəd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
aloofadjectiveUS /əˈluːf/
remote in manner
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
applausenounUS /əˈplɔːz/
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
aspireverbUS /əˈspaɪr/
have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
ass's
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From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
baitsnounUS /beɪts/
plural of “bait” — anything that serves as an enticement
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
balladry
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From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
Cannot
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From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
chariotnounUS /ˈtʃeriət/
a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
conceits
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From this reading They die with their conceits, And only piteous scorn upon their folly waits.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading They die with their conceits, And only piteous scorn upon their folly waits.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
start firing a weapon
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading They die with their conceits, And only piteous scorn upon their folly waits.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
fryverbUS /fraɪ/
be excessively hot
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
greedyadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːdi/
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
for this reason
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
hoofnounUS /huːf/
the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
Japhet's
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From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
jawverbUS /dʒɔː/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
Jove's
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From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
and nothing more
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
lyrenounUS /laɪr/
a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
engage in
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
and nothing more
From this reading They die with their conceits, And only piteous scorn upon their folly waits.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
piteousadjective
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They die with their conceits, And only piteous scorn upon their folly waits.
poesynoun
literature in metrical form
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
quickenverbUS /ˈkwɪkən/
move faster
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
reproofnoun
an act or expression of criticism and censure
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading They die with their conceits, And only piteous scorn upon their folly waits.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
deliver by singing
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
Sol's
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From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
not in physical motion
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
strumpetnoun
a woman adulterer
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
carry out
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They die with their conceits, And only piteous scorn upon their folly waits.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They die with their conceits, And only piteous scorn upon their folly waits.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
thyself
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From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They die with their conceits, And only piteous scorn upon their folly waits.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading If hence thy silence be, As ’tis too just a cause, Let this thought quicken thee: 15 Minds that are great and free, Should not on Fortune pause; ’Tis crown enough to Virtue still, her own applause.
waitsnounUS /weɪts/
plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading They die with their conceits, And only piteous scorn upon their folly waits.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
which person or people
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
wolf'snounUS /wʊlfs/
possessive form of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading And since our dainty age 31 Cannot endure reproof, Make not thyself a page To that strumpet the stage, But sing high and aloof, 35 Safe from the wolf’s black jaw, and the dull ass’s hoof.
wordedverbUS /ˈwɜːrdɪd/
past form of “word” — put into words or an expression
From this reading What though the greedy fry Be taken with false baits 20 Of worded balladry, And think it poesy?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Then take in hand thy lyre, 25 Strike in thy proper strain, With Japhet’s line, aspire Sol’s chariot for new fire, To give the world again: Who aided him, will thee, the issue of Jove’s brain.