Chapter II · Chapter 2

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

anew

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

using the voice; not silently

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

a cherished desire

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

plural of “antiquity” — the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

past form of “aspire” — have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

plural of “attribute” — a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

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From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

a woman who has recently been married

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

in a busy manner

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta Stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832)

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

(Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

third-person singular of “conjure” — summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

the act of conquering

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

-ing form of “contemplate” — look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

plural of “empire” — the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

strive to equal or match, especially by imitating

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

an old word for “before”

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

divisible by two

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

at any time

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

celebrated in fable or legend

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

transport by boat or aircraft

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

in a forcible manner

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

plural of “foundation” — the basis on which something is grounded

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

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From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

a state of high honor

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

appropriate to or befitting a god

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

displaying superhuman strength or power

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

plural of “hieroglyphic” — writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

the quality or state of being immortal

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

not producing an intended effect

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

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From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

set down according to a plan

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

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 The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

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 In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

eminent beyond or above comparison

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

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From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

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From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

the state of being disregarded or forgotten

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

on one occasion

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

a person who delivers a speech or oration

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

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From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

a specialist in philosophy

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

in a powerful manner

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

plural of “pyramid” — a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

plural of “realm” — a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

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From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

to say, state, or perform again

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

-ing form of “reverse” — change to the contrary

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

except for; apart from

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

-ing form of “shroud” — cover as if with a shroud

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

plural of “start” — the beginning of anything

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

plural of “statesman” — a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

plural of “stephen” — English writer (1832-1904)

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

the quality of being superior

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

in or at that place or location

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

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From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

one who stays for only a short time

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

transfer to another

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.

a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

not known or well known

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

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From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

relating to or designed for or using the singing voice

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

produced without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

a rod used by a magician or water diviner

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

at the time that

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

belonging to which person

From this reading The fame of warriors and statesmen is transient and mean, when compared to that of those literary colossii whose herculean labors have turned back upon itself the tide of oblivion, snatched the scythe from the hands of Death, and, reversing the duties of the fabled Charon, are now busily engaged in ferrying back again across the Styx the shades of the illustrious dead, and landing them securely upon the shores of true immortality, the ever-living Present!

in the company of; together with

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading In common with many of our countrymen, my attention has been powerfully drawn to the subject of American antiquities, ever since the publication of the wonderful discoveries made by Stephens and Norman Among the ruins of Uxmal and Palenque.

past form of “woo” — seek someone's favor

From this reading The unfamiliar air learns to repeat accents, forgotten ere the foundations of Troy were laid, and resounds once more with the echoes of a tongue in which old Menes wooed his bride, long before Noah was commanded to build the Ark, or the first rainbow smiled upon the cloud.

a late time of life

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

the day immediately before today

From this reading Even the laurels of the poet and orator, the historian and philosopher, wither, and "Pale their ineffectual fires" in the presence of that superiority--truly godlike in its attributes--which, with one wave of its matchless wand, conjures up whole realms, reconstructs majestic empires, peoples desolate wastes--voiceless but yesterday, save with the shrill cry of the bittern--and, contemplating the midnight darkness shrouding Thebes and Nineveh, cries aloud, "Let there be light!" and suddenly Thotmes starts from his tomb, the dumb pyramids become vocal, Nimroud wakes from his sleep of four thousand years, and, springing upon his battle-horse, once more leads forth his armies to conquest and glory.

a state of Mexico on the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula

From this reading Yucatan and Chiapas have always spoken to my imagination more forcibly than Egypt or Babylon; and in my early dreams of ambition I aspired to emulate the fame of Champollion _le Jeune_, and transmit my name to posterity on the same page with that of the decipherer of the hieroglyphics on the pyramids of Ghizeh.