used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
(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 But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then little Dagonet clapt his hands and shrill’d, “Ay, ay, my brother fool, the king of fools!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
Ay
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From this reading Then little Dagonet clapt his hands and shrill’d, “Ay, ay, my brother fool, the king of fools!
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
bristlesnounUS /ˈbrɪsəlz/
plural of “bristle” — a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Lo, fool,” he said, “ye talk Fool’s treason; is the king thy brother fool?”
the act of burning something
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
clapt
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From this reading Then little Dagonet clapt his hands and shrill’d, “Ay, ay, my brother fool, the king of fools!
close-shut
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From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
combsnounUS /koʊmz/
plural of “comb” — a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
Conceits
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From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
Dagonet
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From this reading Then little Dagonet clapt his hands and shrill’d, “Ay, ay, my brother fool, the king of fools!
the organ of sight
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
FigsnounUS /fɪɡz/
plural of “fig” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
fistnounUS /fɪst/
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Lo, fool,” he said, “ye talk Fool’s treason; is the king thy brother fool?”
Fool'snounUS /fuːlz/
possessive form of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Lo, fool,” he said, “ye talk Fool’s treason; is the king thy brother fool?”
foolsnounUS /fuːlz/
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Then little Dagonet clapt his hands and shrill’d, “Ay, ay, my brother fool, the king of fools!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then little Dagonet clapt his hands and shrill’d, “Ay, ay, my brother fool, the king of fools!
hatesnounUS /heɪts/
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lo, fool,” he said, “ye talk Fool’s treason; is the king thy brother fool?”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then little Dagonet clapt his hands and shrill’d, “Ay, ay, my brother fool, the king of fools!
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
hornetnounUS /ˈhɔːrnɪt/
large stinging paper wasp
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Lo, fool,” he said, “ye talk Fool’s treason; is the king thy brother fool?”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Lo, fool,” he said, “ye talk Fool’s treason; is the king thy brother fool?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then little Dagonet clapt his hands and shrill’d, “Ay, ay, my brother fool, the king of fools!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
Lo
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From this reading “Lo, fool,” he said, “ye talk Fool’s treason; is the king thy brother fool?”
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 Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
engage in
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
measuringnounUS /ˈmeʒərɪŋ/
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
the force of workers available
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
murderousadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərəs/
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then little Dagonet clapt his hands and shrill’d, “Ay, ay, my brother fool, the king of fools!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then little Dagonet clapt his hands and shrill’d, “Ay, ay, my brother fool, the king of fools!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
poisonedverbUS /ˈpɔɪzənd/
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Lo, fool,” he said, “ye talk Fool’s treason; is the king thy brother fool?”
shrill'd
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From this reading Then little Dagonet clapt his hands and shrill’d, “Ay, ay, my brother fool, the king of fools!
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
spurgenounUS /spɜːrdʒ/
any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Lo, fool,” he said, “ye talk Fool’s treason; is the king thy brother fool?”
TENNYSONnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading —TENNYSON.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Lo, fool,” he said, “ye talk Fool’s treason; is the king thy brother fool?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then little Dagonet clapt his hands and shrill’d, “Ay, ay, my brother fool, the king of fools!
thistlesnounUS /ˈθɪsəlz/
plural of “thistle” — any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
From this reading Conceits himself as God that he can make Figs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milk From burning spurge, honey from hornet combs, And men from beasts—Long live the King of fools!”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Lo, fool,” he said, “ye talk Fool’s treason; is the king thy brother fool?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
treasonnounUS /ˈtriːzən/
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading “Lo, fool,” he said, “ye talk Fool’s treason; is the king thy brother fool?”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
wintryadjectiveUS /ˈwɪntri/
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Lo, fool,” he said, “ye talk Fool’s treason; is the king thy brother fool?”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading But yours the cold heart and the murderous tongue, The wintry soul that hates to hear a song, The close-shut fist, the mean and measuring eye, And all the little poisoned ways of wrong.
