1091
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From this reading at expressing my thoughts only (1091-1109).
1109
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From this reading at expressing my thoughts only (1091-1109).
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the northern side, it was likewise covered with names, which remained unmelted and legible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading at expressing my thoughts only (1091-1109).
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On the southern side it was covered with names, many of the letters of which were melted away.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading On the southern side it was covered with names, many of the letters of which were melted away.
expressingverbUS /ɪkˈspresɪŋ/
-ing form of “express” — give expression to
From this reading at expressing my thoughts only (1091-1109).
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading The rock was formed of ice.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The rock was formed of ice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the southern side it was covered with names, many of the letters of which were melted away.
laboriouslyadverbUS /ləˈbɔːriəsli/
in a laborious manner
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
legibleadjectiveUS /ˈledʒəbəl/
(of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered
From this reading On the northern side, it was likewise covered with names, which remained unmelted and legible.
the literary culture
From this reading On the southern side it was covered with names, many of the letters of which were melted away.
in like or similar manner
From this reading On the northern side, it was likewise covered with names, which remained unmelted and legible.
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
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 On the southern side it was covered with names, many of the letters of which were melted away.
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading On the southern side it was covered with names, many of the letters of which were melted away.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading at expressing my thoughts only (1091-1109).
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading On the southern side it was covered with names, many of the letters of which were melted away.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading On the northern side, it was likewise covered with names, which remained unmelted and legible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the southern side it was covered with names, many of the letters of which were melted away.
and nothing more
From this reading at expressing my thoughts only (1091-1109).
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading On the northern side, it was likewise covered with names, which remained unmelted and legible.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On the southern side it was covered with names, many of the letters of which were melted away.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading On the southern side it was covered with names, many of the letters of which were melted away.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading at expressing my thoughts only (1091-1109).
unmeltedadjective
not melted
From this reading On the northern side, it was likewise covered with names, which remained unmelted and legible.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rock was formed of ice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the southern side it was covered with names, many of the letters of which were melted away.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The House of Fame stood high upon a lofty rock, which I climbed laboriously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the southern side it was covered with names, many of the letters of which were melted away.
