used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
alightverbUS /əˈlaɪt/
to come to rest, settle
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For the Elizabethan era is essentially of the quick, although its dead have lain entombed for centuries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
put or send forth
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading For the Elizabethan era is essentially of the quick, although its dead have lain entombed for centuries.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “… framed of finer mould than common men.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
ElizabethannounUS /ˌelɪzəˈbiːθən/
a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I
From this reading For the Elizabethan era is essentially of the quick, although its dead have lain entombed for centuries.
entombedverbUS /enˈtuːmd/
past form of “entomb” — place in a grave or tomb
From this reading For the Elizabethan era is essentially of the quick, although its dead have lain entombed for centuries.
eranounUS /ˈerə/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading For the Elizabethan era is essentially of the quick, although its dead have lain entombed for centuries.
essentiallyadverbUS /eˈsenʃəli/
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
From this reading For the Elizabethan era is essentially of the quick, although its dead have lain entombed for centuries.
fineradjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnər/
(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence
From this reading “… framed of finer mould than common men.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the Elizabethan era is essentially of the quick, although its dead have lain entombed for centuries.
framedadjectiveUS /freɪmd/
provided with a frame
From this reading “… framed of finer mould than common men.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For the Elizabethan era is essentially of the quick, although its dead have lain entombed for centuries.
havennounUS /ˈheɪvən/
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading —MARLOWE, in _The Jew of Malta_.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
intellectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl/
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For the Elizabethan era is essentially of the quick, although its dead have lain entombed for centuries.
JewnounUS /dʒuː/
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading —MARLOWE, in _The Jew of Malta_.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading For the Elizabethan era is essentially of the quick, although its dead have lain entombed for centuries.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
MaltanounUS /ˈmɔːltə/
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
From this reading —MARLOWE, in _The Jew of Malta_.
MARLOWEnounUS /ˈmɑːrloʊ/
English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
From this reading —MARLOWE, in _The Jew of Malta_.
the force of workers available
From this reading “… framed of finer mould than common men.”
mouldverbUS /moʊld/
form in clay, wax, etc
From this reading “… framed of finer mould than common men.”
mutableadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtəbəl/
capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “… framed of finer mould than common men.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
an amount of time
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
pregnantadjectiveUS /ˈpreɡnənt/
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading For the Elizabethan era is essentially of the quick, although its dead have lain entombed for centuries.
renascentadjective
rising again as to new life and vigor
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
shinesnounUS /ʃaɪnz/
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
spontaneousadjectiveUS /spɑːnˈteɪniəs/
happening or arising without apparent external cause
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
carry out
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “… framed of finer mould than common men.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading —MARLOWE, in _The Jew of Malta_.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world of that renascent period, alight with the spontaneous fire of intellectual and passionate life, shines through the space of ages as though then, for the first time, it had been cast off from a pregnant sun.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
the day immediately before today
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
yesterdaysnounUS /ˈjestərdeɪz/
plural of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
but in spite of that
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is not to yesterday that we would take you now, but to a day before innumerable yesterdays, across the dead sea of Time to a haven mutable yet immortal.
