90.14
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From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
90.15
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From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
acrostick
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From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
alphabetnounUS /ˈælfəbet/
a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
anagrame
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From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
beamsnounUS /biːmz/
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
beautiesnounUS /ˈbjuːtiz/
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
blushverbUS /blʌʃ/
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
bridenounUS /braɪd/
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
contractverbUS /ˈkɑːntrækt/
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
cooksnounUS /kʊks/
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
delayverbUS /dɪˈleɪ/
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
devicenounUS /dɪˈvaɪs/
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
Dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
doughnounUS /doʊ/
a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
dresse
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From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
drillsnounUS /drɪlz/
plural of “drill” — a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
falseadjectiveUS /fɔːls/
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
fatadjectiveUS /fæt/
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
feastnounUS /fiːst/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
feedverbUS /fiːd/
provide as food
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
foolingadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪŋ/
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
fricace
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From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
furynounUS /ˈfjʊri/
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
Glutton'd
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From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
hopesnounUS /hoʊps/
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
HotteradjectiveUS /ˈhɑːtər/
comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
How
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From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
impatientadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃənt/
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
jawverbUS /dʒɔː/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
knotsnounUS /nɑːts/
plural of “knot” — a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
mawnounUS /mɔː/
informal terms for the mouth
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
mincedverbUS /mɪnst/
past form of “mince” — make less severe or harsh
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
mottosnounUS /ˈmɑːtoʊz/
plural of “motto” — a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
OnounUS /oʊ/
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 Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
parchedadjectiveUS /pɑːrtʃt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
posies
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From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
pye
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From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
racenounUS /reɪs/
any competition
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
roastedadjectiveUS /ˈroʊstəd/
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
sippets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/
the state of being asleep
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
slip'd
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From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
speedverbUS /spiːd/
move hurridly
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
steedsnounUS /stiːdz/
plural of “steed” — (literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
stew'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
SunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
tnounUS /tiː/
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
TellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Tell me, O Sun, since first your beams did play To night, and did awake the sleeping day; Since first your steeds of light their race did start, Did you ere blush as now?
thnounUS /ˈtiːˈeɪtʃ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
transmitverbUS /trænzˈmɪt/
transfer to another
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
twistverbUS /twɪst/
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading How many knots slip'd, ere you twist their name With th' old device, as both their heart's the same!
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
versenounUS /vɜːrs/
literature in metrical form
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Whilst like to drills the feast in your false jaw You would transmit at leisure to your maw; Then after all your fooling, fat, and wine, Glutton'd at last, return at home to pine.
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With what a fury have I known you feed Upon a contract and the hopes 't might speed!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not the fair bride, impatient of delay, Doth wish like you the beauties of that day; Hotter than all the roasted cooks you sat To dresse the fricace of your alphabet, Which sometimes would be drawn dough anagrame,<90.14> Sometimes acrostick parched in the flame;<90.15> Then posies stew'd with sippets, mottos by: Of minced verse a miserable pye.
