used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Again to come, and win us too In likeness of a weed That as a god didst vainly woo, As man more vainly bleed?
anew
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
aimverbUS /eɪm/
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
bleedverbUS /bliːd/
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading Again to come, and win us too In likeness of a weed That as a god didst vainly woo, As man more vainly bleed?
breedverbUS /briːd/
call forth
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading V Rejected once on higher plain, O Love supreme, to come again Can this be thine?
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
Church'snounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃəz/
possessive form of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading V Rejected once on higher plain, O Love supreme, to come again Can this be thine?
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
creednounUS /kriːd/
any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading Again to come, and win us too In likeness of a weed That as a god didst vainly woo, As man more vainly bleed?
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
move gently or carefully
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
evangelnoun
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
divisible by two
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
fagverbUS /fæɡ/
act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
fordone
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From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading V Rejected once on higher plain, O Love supreme, to come again Can this be thine?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
Insinuous
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From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
immediately past
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
likenessnounUS /ˈlaɪknəs/
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading Again to come, and win us too In likeness of a weed That as a god didst vainly woo, As man more vainly bleed?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading V Rejected once on higher plain, O Love supreme, to come again Can this be thine?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
Martin'snounUS /ˈmɑːrtənz/
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Again to come, and win us too In likeness of a weed That as a god didst vainly woo, As man more vainly bleed?
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
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 V Rejected once on higher plain, O Love supreme, to come again Can this be thine?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again to come, and win us too In likeness of a weed That as a god didst vainly woo, As man more vainly bleed?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading V Rejected once on higher plain, O Love supreme, to come again Can this be thine?
on one occasion
From this reading V Rejected once on higher plain, O Love supreme, to come again Can this be thine?
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading V Rejected once on higher plain, O Love supreme, to come again Can this be thine?
pleadverbUS /pliːd/
appeal or request earnestly
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
RejectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈdʒektɪd/
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading V Rejected once on higher plain, O Love supreme, to come again Can this be thine?
repinings
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From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
ruffians
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From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
ruffledadjectiveUS /ˈrʌfəld/
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
estrangement from god
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
smoothestadjectiveUS /ˈsmuːðəst/
superlative of “smooth” — having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
soothest
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From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
subserveverb
be helpful or useful
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading V Rejected once on higher plain, O Love supreme, to come again Can this be thine?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
an old word for “yours”
From this reading V Rejected once on higher plain, O Love supreme, to come again Can this be thine?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Even ruffians feel thy influence breed Saint Martin’s summer in the mind, They feel this last evangel plead, As did the first, apart from creed, Be peaceful, man—be kind!
up to a particular time
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading V Rejected once on higher plain, O Love supreme, to come again Can this be thine?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Again to come, and win us too In likeness of a weed That as a god didst vainly woo, As man more vainly bleed?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again to come, and win us too In likeness of a weed That as a god didst vainly woo, As man more vainly bleed?
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V Rejected once on higher plain, O Love supreme, to come again Can this be thine?
vainlyadverbUS /ˈveɪnli/
to no avail
From this reading Again to come, and win us too In likeness of a weed That as a god didst vainly woo, As man more vainly bleed?
weednounUS /wiːd/
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
From this reading Again to come, and win us too In likeness of a weed That as a god didst vainly woo, As man more vainly bleed?
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
Windest
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From this reading Insinuous thou that through the nerve Windest the soul, and so canst win Some from repinings, some from sin, The Church’s aim thou dost subserve.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
wooverbUS /wuː/
seek someone's favor
From this reading Again to come, and win us too In likeness of a weed That as a god didst vainly woo, As man more vainly bleed?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The ruffled fag fordone with care And brooding, God would ease this pain: Him soothest thou and smoothest down Till some content return again.
