used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O, let not Rome and poor Cornelia lose, The one her friend, the other her delight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
Clothonoun
the Greek goddess of fate who spins the thread of life
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
conquerverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkər/
bring under control by force or authority
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
CORNELIA
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From this reading CORNELIA.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
cureless
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From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading O, let not Rome and poor Cornelia lose, The one her friend, the other her delight.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading O, let not Rome and poor Cornelia lose, The one her friend, the other her delight.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
harmsnounUS /hɑːrmz/
plural of “harm” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading O, let not Rome and poor Cornelia lose, The one her friend, the other her delight.
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From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
kingdomsnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəmz/
plural of “kingdom” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading O, let not Rome and poor Cornelia lose, The one her friend, the other her delight.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading O, let not Rome and poor Cornelia lose, The one her friend, the other her delight.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
subject to death
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading O, let not Rome and poor Cornelia lose, The one her friend, the other her delight.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, let not Rome and poor Cornelia lose, The one her friend, the other her delight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading O, let not Rome and poor Cornelia lose, The one her friend, the other her delight.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading O, let not Rome and poor Cornelia lose, The one her friend, the other her delight.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading O, let not Rome and poor Cornelia lose, The one her friend, the other her delight.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
revolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading O, let not Rome and poor Cornelia lose, The one her friend, the other her delight.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
spunverbUS /spʌn/
inflected form of “spin” — revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
not in physical motion
From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
SYLLA
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From this reading SYLLA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O, let not Rome and poor Cornelia lose, The one her friend, the other her delight.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
webnounUS /web/
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
at the time that
From this reading Cornelia, man hath power by some instinct And gracious revolution of the stars, To conquer kingdoms, not to master fate: For when the course of mortal life is run, Then Clotho ends the web her sister spun.
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Words full of woe, still adding to my grief, A cureless cross of many hundred harms.
