106
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From this reading Stanza IV. lines 106-9.
161
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From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
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From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
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From this reading Stanza IV. lines 106-9.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
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 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
anthemsnounUS /ˈænθəmz/
plural of “anthem” — a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
BeautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
cladadjectiveUS /klæd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
Coleridge's
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From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
Cp
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From this reading Cp.
Dejectionnoun
a state of melancholy depression
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
DissolveverbUS /dɪˈzɑːlv/
become weaker
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
earnounUS /iːr/
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
ecstasies
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From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
exceedinglyadverbUS /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋli/
to an extreme degree
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
Heav'n
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From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
IlnounUS /ɪl/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Stanza IV. lines 106-9.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
linesnounUS /laɪnz/
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Stanza IV. lines 106-9.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
need'st
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From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
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 See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
organnounUS /ˈɔːrɡən/
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
pealingnoun
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
Penseroso
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From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
quirenounUS /kwaɪr/
a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
richlyadverbUS /ˈrɪtʃli/
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
StanzanounUS /ˈstænzə/
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading Stanza IV. lines 106-9.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
twas
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From this reading 'I guess, 'twas frightful there to see A lady so richly clad as she-- Beautiful exceedingly.'
vnounUS /viː/
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 See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
voic'd
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From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading See also Coleridge's 'Dejection,' v.:-- 'O pure of heart! thou need'st not ask of me What this strong music in the soul may be!'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Il Penseroso,' 161-6,-- 'There let the pealing organ blow To the full voic'd quire below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heav'n before mine eyes.'
