almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
ayre
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From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
belchverbUS /beltʃ/
expel gas from the stomach
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
bulke
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From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
burstverbUS /bɜːrst/
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
Cla
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From this reading Cla.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
deepe
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From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
enuious
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From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
FloodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
gazenounUS /ɡeɪz/
a long fixed look
From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
GhostnounUS /ɡoʊst/
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
KeepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
leysure
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From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
SeanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
secretsnounUS /ˈsiːkrəts/
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
smother'd
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From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
soule
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From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
Stop'd
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From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
striue
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From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
vpon
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From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
wand'ring
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From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
yeeld
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From this reading Me thought I had, and often did I striue To yeeld the Ghost: but still the enuious Flood Stop'd in my soule, and would not let it forth To find the empty, vast, and wand'ring ayre: But smother'd it within my panting bulke, Who almost burst, to belch it in the Sea
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Had you such leysure in the time of death To gaze vpon these secrets of the deepe?
