adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
arrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
artillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
blindnounUS /blaɪnd/
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
dazzles
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From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
EnterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
ExitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [Exit.]
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
foenounUS /foʊ/
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/
a state of high honor
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
groansnounUS /ɡroʊnz/
plural of “groan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
How
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From this reading How now?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
judgementnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
Lodowick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
marchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading How now?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
penetrableadjective
admitting of penetration or passage into or through
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
PoetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry dispute
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
requiresverbUS /riˈkwaɪərz/
third-person singular of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
selfnounUS /self/
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
serveverbUS /sɜːrv/
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
sighsnounUS /saɪz/
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
termnounUS /tɜːrm/
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
vantagenounUS /ˈvæntədʒ/
place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
wantonverbUS /ˈwɔːntən/
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
warriornounUS /ˈwɔːriər/
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The quarrel that I have requires no arms But these of mine: and these shall meet my foe In a deep march of penetrable groans; My eyes shall be my arrows, and my sighs Shall serve me as the vantage of the wind, To whirl away my sweetest artillery.
winsnounUS /wɪnz/
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading Ah, but, alas, she wins the sun of me, For that is she her self, and thence it comes That Poets term the wanton warrior blind; But love hath eyes as judgement to his steps, Till too much loved glory dazzles them.— [Enter Lodowick.]
