used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He was beside her to say good-bye.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
capabilitynounUS /ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti/
the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
commencementnounUS /kəˈmensmənt/
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
a small house with a single story
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
declensionnounUS /dəˈklenʃən/
the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
discoursenounUS /ˈdɪskɔːrs/
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
divisible by two
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
fust
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From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
a young female
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
godlikeadjective
appropriate to or befitting a god
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading He was beside her to say good-bye.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
HamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
Harwood
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From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was beside her to say good-bye.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
indifferencenounUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns/
unbiased impartial unconcern
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
lightnessnounUS /ˈlaɪtnəs/
a feeling of joy and pride
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
take the midday meal
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
engage in
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
originnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
pleasantnessnoun
the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
repulsedverbUS /riˈpʌlst/
past form of “repulse” — force or drive back
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
express in words
From this reading He was beside her to say good-bye.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
SprungverbUS /sprʌŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
ThenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
unsatisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌʌnsətɪˈsfæktəri/
not giving satisfaction
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
unusedadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːzd/
not yet used or soiled
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
precisely as stated
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was beside her to say good-bye.
look attentively
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading ... he repulsed--a short tale to make-- Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch, thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness; and by this declension Into the madness.--_Hamlet._ |THE very pleasantness of the lunch Harwood had at the Dutch cottage made his visit seem more unsatisfactory to him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had come up to the girl with that sentence which should surely have sounded pathetic even though spoken with indifference.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sure, He that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet do I believe The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love.
