abidesverbUS /əˈbaɪdz/
third-person singular of “abide” — dwell
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It has been the fashion, of late, to depreciate the clergymen among our Puritan fathers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading O, be wiser, then!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been the fashion, of late, to depreciate the clergymen among our Puritan fathers.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
clergymennounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒimɪn/
plural of “clergyman” — a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading It has been the fashion, of late, to depreciate the clergymen among our Puritan fathers.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
depreciateverbUS /dɪˈpriːʃieɪt/
belittle
From this reading It has been the fashion, of late, to depreciate the clergymen among our Puritan fathers.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
disguisedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It has been the fashion, of late, to depreciate the clergymen among our Puritan fathers.
fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It has been the fashion, of late, to depreciate the clergymen among our Puritan fathers.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
Howe'er
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From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
InstructedverbUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktəd/
past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
inwardadjectiveUS /ˈɪnwərd/
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has been the fashion, of late, to depreciate the clergymen among our Puritan fathers.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It has been the fashion, of late, to depreciate the clergymen among our Puritan fathers.
leadsnounUS /liːdz/
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
littlenessnoun
the property of having a relatively small size
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
lowlinessnoun
the state of being humble and unimportant
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
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, be wiser, then!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It has been the fashion, of late, to depreciate the clergymen among our Puritan fathers.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
PuritannounUS /ˈpjʊrətən/
a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
From this reading It has been the fashion, of late, to depreciate the clergymen among our Puritan fathers.
revereverbUS /rɪˈvɪr/
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
not in physical motion
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading O, be wiser, then!
a special situation
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
which person or people
From this reading Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; and he who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used.
wiseradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzər/
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading O, be wiser, then!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instructed that true knowledge leads to love: True dignity abides with him alone, Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself, In lowliness of heart.
WORDSWORTHnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading WORDSWORTH.
