1
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From this reading 1, ll.
13
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From this reading 13. ll.
18
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From this reading 18-22].
197
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From this reading 197-9.
22
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From this reading 18-22].
9
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From this reading 197-9.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
acnounUS /ˈeɪˈsiː/
a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
accommodatesverbUS /əˈkɑːmədeɪts/
third-person singular of “accommodate” — be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading _Richard II._ [Act V. Sc.
(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 The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
Alleviations
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From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
approachesnounUS /əˈproʊtʃəz/
plural of “approach” — ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
aut
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
autem
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
awaked
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From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
CondemnationnounUS /ˌkɑːndəmˈneɪʃən/
an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
condemnedverbUS /kənˈdemd/
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
CrimesnounUS /kraɪmz/
plural of “crime” — (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
Cæditius
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
DebtorsnounUS /ˈdetərz/
plural of “debtor” — a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
dieque
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
et
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
ExecutionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
gestare
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
gravis
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
Highwaymannoun
a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Richard II._ [Act V. Sc.
illis
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
IntervalnounUS /ˈɪntərvəl/
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
intolerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
invenit
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
Juvenalnoun
Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
From this reading _Juvenal._ Sat.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
leaguenounUS /liːɡ/
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
ll
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From this reading 13. ll.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
multò
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
Nocte
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
others
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From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
in other respects or ways
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
pectore
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
Poena
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
PRISONSnounUS /ˈprɪzənz/
plural of “prison” — a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
Quas
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
Rhadamanthusnoun
(Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld
From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
Richard
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From this reading _Richard II._ [Act V. Sc.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _Juvenal._ Sat.
Scnoun
a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
From this reading _Richard II._ [Act V. Sc.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
SituationsnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “situation” — the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
suum
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
swornadjectiveUS /swɔːrn/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
sævior
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
testem
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
up to a particular time
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading _Richard II._ [Act V. Sc.
vehemens
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From this reading _PRISONS._ Poena autem vehemens ac multò sævior illis, Quas et Cæditius gravis invenit aut Rhadamanthus, Nocte dieque suum gestare in pectore testem.
vindictiveadjectiveUS /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Think [our] former state a happy dream, From which awaked, the truth of what we are Shows us but this,--I am sworn brother now To grim Necessity, and he and I Will keep a league till death.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Mind of Man accommodates itself to all Situations; Prisons otherwise would be intolerable--Debtors; their different Kinds: three particularly described; others more briefly--An arrested Prisoner: his Account of his Feelings and his Situation--The Alleviations of a Prison--Prisoners for Crimes--Two condemned: a vindictive Female: a Highwayman--The Interval between Condemnation and Execution--His Feelings as the Time approaches--His Dream.
