860
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From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
(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 Men are not angels, neither are they brutes: Something we may see, all we cannot see.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Men are not angels, neither are they brutes: Something we may see, all we cannot see.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
at or in or to any place
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men are not angels, neither are they brutes: Something we may see, all we cannot see.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
brutes
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From this reading Men are not angels, neither are they brutes: Something we may see, all we cannot see.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
can't
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From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
cannot
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From this reading Men are not angels, neither are they brutes: Something we may see, all we cannot see.
crucialadjectiveUS /ˈkruːʃəl/
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
DisfigureverbUS /dɪˈsfɪɡjər/
mar or spoil the appearance of
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
earnedadjectiveUS /ɜːrnd/
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
earth'snounUS /ɜːrθs/
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
grazeverbUS /ɡreɪz/
feed as in a meadow or pasture
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
laboriousadjectiveUS /ləˈbɔːriəs/
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading What need of lying?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Men are not angels, neither are they brutes: Something we may see, all we cannot see.
the force of workers available
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading What need of lying?
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Men are not angels, neither are they brutes: Something we may see, all we cannot see.
not any; not one
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What need of lying?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
pasturagenoun
succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
precisely, exactly
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Men are not angels, neither are they brutes: Something we may see, all we cannot see.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
subjoinverb
add to the end
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men are not angels, neither are they brutes: Something we may see, all we cannot see.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
we've
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From this reading There needs no crucial effort to find truth If here or there or anywhere about: We ought to turn each side, try hard and see, 860 And if we can't, be glad we've earned at least The right, by one laborious proof the more, To graze in peace earth's pleasant pasturage.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What need of lying?
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
which person or people
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --Not as I state it, who (you please subjoin) Disfigure such a life and call it names.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading While, to your mind, remains another way For simple men: knowledge and power have rights, But ignorance and weakness have rights too.
