Chapter IV · Chapter 4

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

(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 FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

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From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

have

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

in a beautiful manner

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

the supreme effort one can make

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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

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From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

someone with an assured and ingratiating manner

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

emanating from God

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading How many pictures of one nymph we view, All how unlike each other, all how true!

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From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

the organ of sight

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

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From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

plural of “harp” — a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

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From this reading How many pictures of one nymph we view, All how unlike each other, all how true!

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

(Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

showing sly or knowing malice in a glance

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

held up in the air

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

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From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading How many pictures of one nymph we view, All how unlike each other, all how true!

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

used to form the superlative

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

completely unclothed

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

not any; not one

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

not one thing; not anything

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden

From this reading How many pictures of one nymph we view, All how unlike each other, all how true!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

on one occasion

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading How many pictures of one nymph we view, All how unlike each other, all how true!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading How many pictures of one nymph we view, All how unlike each other, all how true!

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

make a painting

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

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From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading How many pictures of one nymph we view, All how unlike each other, all how true!

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

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From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

a person who sins (without repenting)

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear, And best distinguished by black, brown, or fair.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

marked by dissimilarity

From this reading How many pictures of one nymph we view, All how unlike each other, all how true!

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading How many pictures of one nymph we view, All how unlike each other, all how true!

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading How many pictures of one nymph we view, All how unlike each other, all how true!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Let then the fair one beautifully cry, In Magdalen's loose hair and lifted eye, Or dressed in smiles of sweet Cecilia shine, With simpering angels, palms, and harps divine; Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Arcadia's countess, here in ermined pride, Is there Pastora by a fountain side; Here Fannia, leering on her own good man, And there, a naked Leda with a swan.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading FROM MORAL ESSAYS OF THE CHARACTERS OF WOMEN Nothing so true as what you once let fall, 'Most women have no characters at all.'