(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Not all, like thee, can brave the shocks of fate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
Aspasia
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From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
beauty's
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From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Not all, like thee, can brave the shocks of fate.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Not all, like thee, can brave the shocks of fate.
caresnounUS /kerz/
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
DemetriusnounUS /dɪˈmiːtriəs/
son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC)
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
enlarg'd
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From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Not all, like thee, can brave the shocks of fate.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
gen'rous
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From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
hoversverbUS /ˈhʌvərz/
third-person singular of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
not in action or at work
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
IRENE
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From this reading IRENE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Not all, like thee, can brave the shocks of fate.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
mindfuladjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndfəl/
bearing in mind; attentive to
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not all, like thee, can brave the shocks of fate.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not all, like thee, can brave the shocks of fate.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
by chance
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
pleas'd
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From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
preceptsnounUS /ˈpriːsepts/
plural of “precept” — rule of personal conduct
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
shocksnounUS /ʃɑːks/
plural of “shock” — the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Not all, like thee, can brave the shocks of fate.
SoarsnounUS /sɔːrz/
plural of “soar” — the act of rising upward into the air
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not all, like thee, can brave the shocks of fate.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Not all, like thee, can brave the shocks of fate.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
unincumber'd
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From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
belonging to which person
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thy soul, by nature great, enlarg'd by knowledge, Soars unincumber'd with our idle cares, And all Aspasia, but her beauty's man.
but in spite of that
From this reading Each gen'rous sentiment is thine, Demetrius, Whose soul, perhaps, yet mindful of Aspasia, Now hovers o'er this melancholy shade, Well pleas'd to find thy precepts not forgotten.
