used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How will posterity scorne fame, When th' Idoll shall receive a maime, And loose a foote or hand?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No Laurell wreath about my brow!
(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 To thee, my God, all praise, whose law The conquer'd doth and conqueror bow!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And thou who to preserve thy name Leav'st statues in some conquer'd land!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How wilt thou hate thy warres, when he Who onely for his hire did raise Thy counterfet in stone; with thee Shall stand Competitor: and be Perhapes thought worthier praise?
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading To thee, my God, all praise, whose law The conquer'd doth and conqueror bow!
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading No Laurell wreath about my brow!
CompetitornounUS /kəmˈpetətər/
the contestant you hope to defeat
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conquer'd
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conquerornounUS /ˈkɑːŋkərər/
someone who is victorious by force of arms
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counterfet
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading To thee, my God, all praise, whose law The conquer'd doth and conqueror bow!
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading How will posterity scorne fame, When th' Idoll shall receive a maime, And loose a foote or hand?
foote
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How wilt thou hate thy warres, when he Who onely for his hire did raise Thy counterfet in stone; with thee Shall stand Competitor: and be Perhapes thought worthier praise?
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 To thee, my God, all praise, whose law The conquer'd doth and conqueror bow!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading How will posterity scorne fame, When th' Idoll shall receive a maime, And loose a foote or hand?
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How wilt thou hate thy warres, when he Who onely for his hire did raise Thy counterfet in stone; with thee Shall stand Competitor: and be Perhapes thought worthier praise?
hireverbUS /ˈhaɪər/
engage or hire for work
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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How
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Idoll
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the land on which real estate is located
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Laurell
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the collection of rules imposed by authority
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Leav'st
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not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
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maime
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belonging to the person speaking
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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not any; not one
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onely
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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Perhapes
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posteritynounUS /pɑːˈsterəti/
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
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an expression of approval and commendation
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preserveverbUS /prəˈzɜːrv/
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
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raise the level or amount of something
From this reading How wilt thou hate thy warres, when he Who onely for his hire did raise Thy counterfet in stone; with thee Shall stand Competitor: and be Perhapes thought worthier praise?
get something; come into possession of
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scorne
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used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading How will posterity scorne fame, When th' Idoll shall receive a maime, And loose a foote or hand?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And thou who to preserve thy name Leav'st statues in some conquer'd land!
be standing; be upright
From this reading How wilt thou hate thy warres, when he Who onely for his hire did raise Thy counterfet in stone; with thee Shall stand Competitor: and be Perhapes thought worthier praise?
statuesnounUS /ˈstætʃuːz/
plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal
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a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
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the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To thee, my God, all praise, whose law The conquer'd doth and conqueror bow!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading How wilt thou hate thy warres, when he Who onely for his hire did raise Thy counterfet in stone; with thee Shall stand Competitor: and be Perhapes thought worthier praise?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And thou who to preserve thy name Leav'st statues in some conquer'd land!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading How wilt thou hate thy warres, when he Who onely for his hire did raise Thy counterfet in stone; with thee Shall stand Competitor: and be Perhapes thought worthier praise?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And thou who to preserve thy name Leav'st statues in some conquer'd land!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And thou who to preserve thy name Leav'st statues in some conquer'd land!
warres
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at the time that
From this reading How will posterity scorne fame, When th' Idoll shall receive a maime, And loose a foote or hand?
which person or people
From this reading And thou who to preserve thy name Leav'st statues in some conquer'd land!
belonging to which person
From this reading To thee, my God, all praise, whose law The conquer'd doth and conqueror bow!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How will posterity scorne fame, When th' Idoll shall receive a maime, And loose a foote or hand?
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading How wilt thou hate thy warres, when he Who onely for his hire did raise Thy counterfet in stone; with thee Shall stand Competitor: and be Perhapes thought worthier praise?
in the company of; together with
From this reading How wilt thou hate thy warres, when he Who onely for his hire did raise Thy counterfet in stone; with thee Shall stand Competitor: and be Perhapes thought worthier praise?
worthieradjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrðiər/
comparative of “worthy” — having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
From this reading How wilt thou hate thy warres, when he Who onely for his hire did raise Thy counterfet in stone; with thee Shall stand Competitor: and be Perhapes thought worthier praise?
wreathnounUS /riːθ/
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
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