used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Cursed be the social wants that sin against the strength of youth!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
another's
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From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Cursed be the social wants that sin against the strength of youth!
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
CursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading Cursed be the social wants that sin against the strength of youth!
disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
errverbUS /er/
to make a mistake or be incorrect
From this reading Cursed be the sickly forms that err from Nature's honest rule!
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Cursed be the gold that gilds the straitened forehead of the fool."
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Cursed be the gold that gilds the straitened forehead of the fool."
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Cursed be the sickly forms that err from Nature's honest rule!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
gilds
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From this reading Cursed be the gold that gilds the straitened forehead of the fool."
coins made of gold
From this reading Cursed be the gold that gilds the straitened forehead of the fool."
heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
not accessible to view
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Cursed be the sickly forms that err from Nature's honest rule!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
immediately past
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Cursed be the social ties that warp us from the living truth!
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
Nature'snounUS /ˈneɪtʃərz/
possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Cursed be the sickly forms that err from Nature's honest rule!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cursed be the social wants that sin against the strength of youth!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Cursed be the sickly forms that err from Nature's honest rule!
sicklyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkli/
unhealthy looking
From this reading Cursed be the sickly forms that err from Nature's honest rule!
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
estrangement from god
From this reading Cursed be the social wants that sin against the strength of youth!
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Cursed be the social wants that sin against the strength of youth!
straitened
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From this reading Cursed be the gold that gilds the straitened forehead of the fool."
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Cursed be the social wants that sin against the strength of youth!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cursed be the social wants that sin against the strength of youth!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
tiesnounUS /taɪz/
plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading Cursed be the social ties that warp us from the living truth!
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Cursed be the social ties that warp us from the living truth!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cursed be the social ties that warp us from the living truth!
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Cursed be the social wants that sin against the strength of youth!
warpverbUS /wɔːrp/
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
From this reading Cursed be the social ties that warp us from the living truth!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Better thou and I were lying, hidden from the heart's disgrace, Rolled in one another's arms, and silent in a last embrace.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Cursed be the social wants that sin against the strength of youth!
