10
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From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
20
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From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
abidingadjectiveUS /əˈbaɪdɪŋ/
lasting a long time
From this reading Or art thou talking some frail love about, The rambling fit, before th’ abiding gout?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Or art thou talking some frail love about, The rambling fit, before th’ abiding gout?”
adorernoun
someone who admires a young woman
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
(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 ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
ArdentadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrdənt/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Or art thou talking some frail love about, The rambling fit, before th’ abiding gout?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
attacksnounUS /əˈtæks/
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
banish'd
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From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Or art thou talking some frail love about, The rambling fit, before th’ abiding gout?”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
the two together, not just one
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
compareverbUS /kəmˈper/
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
confineverbUS /kənˈfaɪn/
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
correctlyadverbUS /kərˈektli/
in an accurate manner
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
dearly loved
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
deignverbUS /deɪn/
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
enrich'd
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From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
an old word for “before”
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
expelverbUS /ɪkˈspel/
force to leave or move out
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Speakst thou of her to whom thou madest thy vows, Of my fair sister, of thy lawful spouse?
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
feints
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From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Or art thou talking some frail love about, The rambling fit, before th’ abiding gout?”
flightsnounUS /flaɪts/
plural of “flight” — a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
frailadjectiveUS /freɪl/
physically weak
From this reading Or art thou talking some frail love about, The rambling fit, before th’ abiding gout?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
depressingly dark
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
goutnounUS /ɡaʊt/
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
From this reading Or art thou talking some frail love about, The rambling fit, before th’ abiding gout?”
grievingadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvɪŋ/
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Speakst thou of her to whom thou madest thy vows, Of my fair sister, of thy lawful spouse?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
lawfuladjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfəl/
conformable to or allowed by law
From this reading Speakst thou of her to whom thou madest thy vows, Of my fair sister, of thy lawful spouse?
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
madest
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From this reading Speakst thou of her to whom thou madest thy vows, Of my fair sister, of thy lawful spouse?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Speakst thou of her to whom thou madest thy vows, Of my fair sister, of thy lawful spouse?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or art thou talking some frail love about, The rambling fit, before th’ abiding gout?”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
pompnounUS /pɑːmp/
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
pursueverbUS /pərˈsuː/
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
quitverbUS /kwɪt/
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
racksnounUS /ræks/
plural of “rack” — framework for holding objects
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
ramblingadjectiveUS /ˈræmblɪŋ/
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading Or art thou talking some frail love about, The rambling fit, before th’ abiding gout?”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
Richard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
get rid of
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Speakst thou of her to whom thou madest thy vows, Of my fair sister, of thy lawful spouse?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Or art thou talking some frail love about, The rambling fit, before th’ abiding gout?”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
soothedverbUS /suːðd/
past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
refrain from harming
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
express in speech
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
Speakst
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From this reading Speakst thou of her to whom thou madest thy vows, Of my fair sister, of thy lawful spouse?
spousenounUS /spaʊs/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Speakst thou of her to whom thou madest thy vows, Of my fair sister, of thy lawful spouse?
not in physical motion
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
subduedadjectiveUS /səbˈduːd/
in a softened tone
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
sublimeadjectiveUS /səˈblaɪm/
inspiring awe
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Or art thou talking some frail love about, The rambling fit, before th’ abiding gout?”
teasingnounUS /ˈtiːzɪŋ/
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
express in words
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Or art thou talking some frail love about, The rambling fit, before th’ abiding gout?”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Speakst thou of her to whom thou madest thy vows, Of my fair sister, of thy lawful spouse?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Speakst thou of her to whom thou madest thy vows, Of my fair sister, of thy lawful spouse?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “O! beyond What I can tell thee of the true and fond: Hath she not soothed me, sick, enrich’d me, poor, And banish’d death and misery from my door?
a fact that has been verified
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading _THE ELDER BROTHER._ “Thanks, my dear Richard; and, I pray thee, deign To speak the truth--does all this love remain, And all this joy? for views and flights sublime, Ardent and tender, are subdued by time.
vowsnounUS /vaʊz/
plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
From this reading Speakst thou of her to whom thou madest thy vows, Of my fair sister, of thy lawful spouse?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
at the time that
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
where'er
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From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Speakst thou of her to whom thou madest thy vows, Of my fair sister, of thy lawful spouse?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Nay, spare me, Brother, an adorer spare: Love and the gout! thou wouldst not these compare?“ 10 “Yea, and correctly; teasing ere they come, They then confine their victim to his home: In both are previous feints and false attacks, Both place the grieving patient on their racks: They both are ours, with all they bring, for life, ’Tis not in us t’ expel or gout or wife; On man a kind of dignity they shed, A sort of gloomy pomp about his bed; Then, if he leaves them, go where’er he will, They have a claim upon his body still; 20 Nay, when they quit him, as they sometimes do, What is there left t’ enjoy or to pursue?-- But dost thou love this woman?”
