Chapter V

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

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

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

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

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From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

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From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

the quantity a cask will hold

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

superlative of “choice” — of superior grade

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

cause to be slowed down or delayed

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

at a previous time

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

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From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

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From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

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

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

comparative of “humble” — low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

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

From this reading I.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading II.

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

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

the act of inclining; bending forward

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

increase the likelihood of

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

go away from a place

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

past form of “loathe” — find repugnant

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

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From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

slightly wet

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

someone who kills his or her parent

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

a full supply

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

a safe place

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

an abundance of material possessions and resources

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

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

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

to grasp hastily or eagerly

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

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

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

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

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

in or at the place that

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Leave loathed plenty, and retire From piles which to the clouds aspire; Leave wealthy Rome for humbler joys, Its smoke, its riches, and its noise.

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Sprung from the Etrurian kingly line Mecænas, thee my choicest wine Stored in a cask ne’er broach’d, my best Of unguents for thy hair exprest, With roses fresh, invite to stay; Come, snatch thyself from dull delay.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading View not for aye moist Tibur’s glade, With Æsula’s inclining side, And rocks where erst his refuge made Telegonus, the parricide.