1985
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From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
abundantlyadverbUS /əˈbʌndəntli/
in an abundant manner
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
Ah
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From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
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 Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
BeautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
cannot
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From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
charmnounUS /tʃɑːrm/
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
collarsnounUS /ˈkɑːlərz/
plural of “collar” — a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
emnounUS /em/
a quad with a square body
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
FairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading _A Remonstrance with the Fair_.
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
folknounUS /foʊk/
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
GarricknounUS /ˈɡerɪk/
English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
GladstonenounUS /ˈɡlædstoʊn/
liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/
highest in quality
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
keenadjectiveUS /kiːn/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
lacknounUS /læk/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
lordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
malenounUS /meɪl/
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
Millaisnoun
Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1829-1896)
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
mobnounUS /mɑːb/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
nosenounUS /noʊz/
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
notionsnounUS /ˈnoʊʃənz/
plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
outlastverbUS /ˈaʊtlæst/
live longer than
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
PittnounUS /pɪt/
a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
prevailverbUS /prɪˈveɪl/
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
Remonstrancenoun
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading _A Remonstrance with the Fair_.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
rosesnounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
slavesnounUS /sleɪvz/
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
statesmannounUS /ˈsteɪtsmən/
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
THEREadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
versenounUS /vɜːrs/
literature in metrical form
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
witnounUS /wɪt/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Ah, true, we lack the charm, the wit, Our very greatest, sure, are small; And Mr. Gladstone is not Pitt, And Garrick comes not when we call.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In Art the statesman yet shall live, With collars keen, with Roman nose; To Beauty yet shall Millais give The roses that outlast the rose: The lords of verse, the slaves of prose, On canvas yet shall seem alive, And charm the mob that comes and goes, And lives—in 1985.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THERE are thoughts that the mind cannot fathom, The mind of the animal male; But woman abundantly hath ’em, And mostly her notions prevail.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet—pass an age—and, after all, Even _we_ may please the folk that look When we are faces on the wall, And voices in a history book!
