used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
aspirationsnounUS /ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE COTTAGE BY THE SEA.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
ContentedadjectiveUS /kənˈtentəd/
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
a small house with a single story
From this reading THE COTTAGE BY THE SEA.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
EdennounUS /ˈiːdən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
FESTUS
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From this reading --FESTUS.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
How
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From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
located inward
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
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 John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
not any; not one
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
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 blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
Penelles
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From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
rebukeverbUS /riˈbjuːk/
censure severely or angrily
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading THE COTTAGE BY THE SEA.
estrangement from god
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
spiritualadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl/
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COTTAGE BY THE SEA.
a special situation
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The Eden we live in is our own heart, And the first thing we do of our free choice Is sure to be sin."
wearsnounUS /werz/
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
belonging to which person
From this reading John Penelles was one of those strong religious characters whose minds no questions disturb, whose spiritual aspirations are never put out of breath.
wiseradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzər/
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "O blessed sounds of wiser life Contented with its day, How ye rebuke the inner strife That wears the soul away."
