1797
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From this reading Stowey (June), 1797.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Please to add these two lines.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
anxietiesnounUS /æŋˈzaɪətiz/
plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading And o'er the portion'd maiden's snowy cheek, Bade bridal love suffuse its blushes meek.
blushesnounUS /ˈblʌʃəz/
plural of “blush” — a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
From this reading And o'er the portion'd maiden's snowy cheek, Bade bridal love suffuse its blushes meek.
bridaladjectiveUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
of or relating to a wedding
From this reading And o'er the portion'd maiden's snowy cheek, Bade bridal love suffuse its blushes meek.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading And o'er the portion'd maiden's snowy cheek, Bade bridal love suffuse its blushes meek.
combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/
made or joined or united into one
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
Cottle
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From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
a long fixed look
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
heaven-breathed
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From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And o'er the portion'd maiden's snowy cheek, Bade bridal love suffuse its blushes meek.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Stowey (June), 1797.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And o'er the portion'd maiden's snowy cheek, Bade bridal love suffuse its blushes meek.
a female domestic
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
maiden's
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From this reading And o'er the portion'd maiden's snowy cheek, Bade bridal love suffuse its blushes meek.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
mark'd
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From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
meekadjectiveUS /miːk/
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading And o'er the portion'd maiden's snowy cheek, Bade bridal love suffuse its blushes meek.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
MusingsnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪŋz/
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading And o'er the portion'd maiden's snowy cheek, Bade bridal love suffuse its blushes meek.
OdenounUS /oʊd/
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
OrleansnounUS /ˈɔːrliənz/
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
orphan's
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From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please to add these two lines.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
portion'd
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From this reading And o'er the portion'd maiden's snowy cheek, Bade bridal love suffuse its blushes meek.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
rationounUS /ˈreɪʃioʊ/
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
RossnounUS /rɑːs/
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
shelter'd
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From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
slothfulnessnoun
a disinclination to work or exert yourself
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
snowyadjectiveUS /ˈsnoʊi/
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading And o'er the portion'd maiden's snowy cheek, Bade bridal love suffuse its blushes meek.
Stowey
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From this reading Stowey (June), 1797.
suffuseverbUS /səˈfjuːz/
cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
From this reading And o'er the portion'd maiden's snowy cheek, Bade bridal love suffuse its blushes meek.
tearfuladjectiveUS /ˈtɪrfəl/
filled with or marked by tears
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Please to add these two lines.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Please to add these two lines.
VisionsnounUS /ˈvɪʒənz/
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
widow'snounUS /ˈwɪdoʊz/
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading * * * In the "Lines on the Man of Ross", immediately after these lines, He heard the widow's heaven-breathed prayer of praise, He mark'd the shelter'd orphan's tearful gaze.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My dear Cottle, I deeply regret, that my anxieties and my slothfulness, acting in a combined ratio, prevented me from finishing my "Progress of Liberty, or Visions of the Maid of Orleans", with that Poem at the head of the volume, with the "Ode" in the middle, and the "Religious Musings" at the end.
