1622
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From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And the vine and the berry Above us will bloom; The wind shall make merry While we lie in gloom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
berrynounUS /ˈberi/
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading And the vine and the berry Above us will bloom; The wind shall make merry While we lie in gloom.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading And the vine and the berry Above us will bloom; The wind shall make merry While we lie in gloom.
terminate
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yea, those whom we cherish Depart, day by day.
cherishverbUS /ˈtʃerɪʃ/
be fond of; be attached to
From this reading Yea, those whom we cherish Depart, day by day.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading Soon we, too, shall perish And crumble to clay.
crumbleverbUS /ˈkrʌmbəl/
fall apart
From this reading Soon we, too, shall perish And crumble to clay.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Yea, those whom we cherish Depart, day by day.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
DepartverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Yea, those whom we cherish Depart, day by day.
famishedadjectiveUS /ˈfæmɪʃt/
extremely hungry
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading And the vine and the berry Above us will bloom; The wind shall make merry While we lie in gloom.
coins made of gold
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the vine and the berry Above us will bloom; The wind shall make merry While we lie in gloom.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading And the vine and the berry Above us will bloom; The wind shall make merry While we lie in gloom.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
engage in
From this reading And the vine and the berry Above us will bloom; The wind shall make merry While we lie in gloom.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading And the vine and the berry Above us will bloom; The wind shall make merry While we lie in gloom.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
not any; not one
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Soon we, too, shall perish And crumble to clay.
PLANTATIONnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
PLYMOUTHnounUS /ˈplɪməθ/
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Soon we, too, shall perish And crumble to clay.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
the state of being asleep
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
in the near future
From this reading Soon we, too, shall perish And crumble to clay.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yea, those whom we cherish Depart, day by day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Soon we, too, shall perish And crumble to clay.
UntoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the vine and the berry Above us will bloom; The wind shall make merry While we lie in gloom.
vinenounUS /vaɪn/
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading And the vine and the berry Above us will bloom; The wind shall make merry While we lie in gloom.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
wailverbUS /weɪl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
showing sorrow
From this reading To break their long sleeping No voice may avail: They hear not our weeping-- Our famished love's wail.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And the vine and the berry Above us will bloom; The wind shall make merry While we lie in gloom.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yea, those whom we cherish Depart, day by day.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And the vine and the berry Above us will bloom; The wind shall make merry While we lie in gloom.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading And the vine and the berry Above us will bloom; The wind shall make merry While we lie in gloom.
YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea, those whom we cherish Depart, day by day.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading [PLYMOUTH PLANTATION: 1622] The strong and the tender, The young and the old, Unto Death we must render;-- Our silver, our gold.
