used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
adduceverb
advance evidence for
From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
Amiam
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From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
Aminta
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From this reading Tasso: Aminta.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
anni
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From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
ATTRACTIONnounUS /əˈtrækʃən/
the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
brevenoun
a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
che
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From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
ConnounUS /kɑːn/
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
dilegua
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From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
eterna
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From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
everlastingadjectiveUS /ˌevərˈlæstɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
gli
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From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
ilnounUS /ɪl/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
INFALLIBLEadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfæləbəl/
incapable of failure or error
From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
lucenounUS /luːs/
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
engage in
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
subject to death
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
muore
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From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
NIPHET
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From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
not any; not one
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
noi
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From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
nonadverbUS /nɑːn/
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
notte
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From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
poinoun
Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
primeadjectiveUS /praɪm/
first in rank or degree
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
rinasce
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From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
move upward
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
S'asconde
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From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
sinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
solnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
sonno
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From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
sua
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From this reading Amiam: che il sol si muore, e poi rinasce; A noi sua breve luce S'asconde, e il sonno eterna notte adduce.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
TassonounUS /ˈtæsoʊ/
Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)
From this reading Tasso: Aminta.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
transientnounUS /ˈtrænʒənt/
one who stays for only a short time
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
tregua
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From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
trucenounUS /truːs/
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
umana
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From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading Love: for the sun goes down to rise as bright; To us his transient light Is veiled, and sleep comes on with everlasting night.
vita
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From this reading MISS NIPHET--THE THEATRE--THE LAKE--DIVIDED ATTRACTION--INFALLIBLE SAFETY Amiam: che non ha tregua Con gli anni umana vita, e si dilegua.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Love, while youth knows its prime, For mortal life can make no truce with time.