(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 At thy fair hands who wonders not at all, Wonder itself through ignorance embases?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At thy fair hands who wonders not at all, Wonder itself through ignorance embases?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
betrothedadjective
pledged to be married
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading XXIII Burst, burst, poor heart!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
CaptivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
ceasingverbUS /ˈsiːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
disdainverbUS /dɪsˈdeɪn/
look down on with disdain
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
divorceverbUS /dɪˈvɔːrs/
part; cease or break association with
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
embases
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From this reading At thy fair hands who wonders not at all, Wonder itself through ignorance embases?
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading At thy fair hands who wonders not at all, Wonder itself through ignorance embases?
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
fillsnounUS /fɪlz/
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading At thy fair hands who wonders not at all, Wonder itself through ignorance embases?
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading XXIII Burst, burst, poor heart!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading At thy fair hands who wonders not at all, Wonder itself through ignorance embases?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading At thy fair hands who wonders not at all, Wonder itself through ignorance embases?
laughsnounUS /læfs/
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
laysnounUS /leɪz/
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
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 For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
for more time
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
subject to death
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
natheless
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From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
not any; not one
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At thy fair hands who wonders not at all, Wonder itself through ignorance embases?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
Phillis
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From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading XXIII Burst, burst, poor heart!
possession of controlling influence
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
scopenounUS /skoʊp/
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
scornsnounUS /skɔːrnz/
plural of “scorn” — lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
sourverbUS /ˈsaʊər/
go sour or spoil
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
sueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading At thy fair hands who wonders not at all, Wonder itself through ignorance embases?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading At thy fair hands who wonders not at all, Wonder itself through ignorance embases?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Thou hast no longer hope; Captive mine eyes unto eternal sleep; Let all my senses have no further scope; Let death be lord of me and all my sheep!
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
wedverbUS /wed/
take in marriage
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
which person or people
From this reading At thy fair hands who wonders not at all, Wonder itself through ignorance embases?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading At thy fair hands who wonders not at all, Wonder itself through ignorance embases?
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
wondersnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading At thy fair hands who wonders not at all, Wonder itself through ignorance embases?
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
the words that are spoken
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
XXIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading XXIII Burst, burst, poor heart!
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
be the cause or source of
From this reading For Phillis hath betrothed fierce disdain, That makes his mortal mansion in her heart; And though my tongue have long time taken pain To sue divorce and wed her to desert, She will not yield, my words can have no power; She scorns my faith, she laughs at my sad lays, She fills my soul with never ceasing sour, Who filled the world with volumes of her praise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet natheless though wondrous gifts you call these, My faith is far more wonderful than all these.
