509
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From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
710
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From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O Venus and Muses, help me to tell it!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
have
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I thought I was being borne up to the stars, like Enoch or Ganymede.
cause to be bored
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading I thought I was being borne up to the stars, like Enoch or Ganymede.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
eaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
Enoch
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From this reading I thought I was being borne up to the stars, like Enoch or Ganymede.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
GanymedenounUS /ˈɡænəmiːd/
(Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods
From this reading I thought I was being borne up to the stars, like Enoch or Ganymede.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading O Venus and Muses, help me to tell it!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought I was being borne up to the stars, like Enoch or Ganymede.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O Venus and Muses, help me to tell it!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I thought I was being borne up to the stars, like Enoch or Ganymede.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
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 The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O Venus and Muses, help me to tell it!
MusesnounUS /ˈmjuːzəz/
plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading O Venus and Muses, help me to tell it!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
Nebuchadnezzarnoun
(Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar, Pharaoh, or Turnus.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Venus and Muses, help me to tell it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar, Pharaoh, or Turnus.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
PharaohnounUS /ˈferoʊ/
the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar, Pharaoh, or Turnus.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading I thought I was being borne up to the stars, like Enoch or Ganymede.
swoopedverbUS /swuːpt/
past form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
express in words
From this reading O Venus and Muses, help me to tell it!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I was being borne up to the stars, like Enoch or Ganymede.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O Venus and Muses, help me to tell it!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
Turnus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nebuchadnezzar, Pharaoh, or Turnus.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I thought I was being borne up to the stars, like Enoch or Ganymede.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
VenusnounUS /ˈviːnəs/
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading O Venus and Muses, help me to tell it!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The great eagle swooped down upon me, seized me, and bore me aloft, and told me (in a man's voice) not to be afraid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought I was being borne up to the stars, like Enoch or Ganymede.
in or at the place that
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The eagle then addressed me, and told me some events of my own life, and said that he would bear me to the House of Fame, where I should hear many wonderful things (509-710).
